Sgt. Michael Hanlon (Van Johnson) is waiting at the hospital for his first baby. He starts talking to a stranger and recounting how he met his wife. On the way home from the war, his buddy Slinky (Keenan Wynn) fakes a letter from his girl. He's not happy with Slinky who lost the original. He is offered a spot on the radio with singer Susan Malby Duncan (Pat Kirkwood), but he rejects it to go home to his sweetheart. Slinky insists on being his agent and that Hanlon needs to do the radio show.
Like any sitcom, it's full of misunderstandings and lies gone wrong. There seems to be an easier fix coming from Susan. I just don't know if it makes sense for her to keep going with more lies after the train. It's a sitcom for sitcom's sake and not a terribly funny one at that. At the end of the day, the basic premise is too heartbreaking to be funny. It could be romantic if Hanlon falls for Susan, but the chemistry isn't that great and the premise is blocking it anyways. The comedy is left to Keenan Wynn and some broad writing. There is also the music if you like that era.
Like any sitcom, it's full of misunderstandings and lies gone wrong. There seems to be an easier fix coming from Susan. I just don't know if it makes sense for her to keep going with more lies after the train. It's a sitcom for sitcom's sake and not a terribly funny one at that. At the end of the day, the basic premise is too heartbreaking to be funny. It could be romantic if Hanlon falls for Susan, but the chemistry isn't that great and the premise is blocking it anyways. The comedy is left to Keenan Wynn and some broad writing. There is also the music if you like that era.