Young Widow

In Jane Russell's second movie, she once again shows off her dramatic talents and her beauty. She may not be up in a hayloft as she was in The Outlaw, but she shows depth of emotion she was never again given the chance to show off in her career. If you're a fan, give this one a shot!

Jane plays a young woman whose husband was killed in WWII. She's grieving, and no one, not her loving family or her well-intentioned friends, can help her move on faster than she's ready to. Except for Louis Hayward, a hotshot pilot who won't take no for an answer. His character is the biggest problem in the movie. It's made painfully clear that Jane is still in love with her husband and doesn't want to fall in love with anyone new; once, she hears their song playing in a nightclub and she goes home to cry into her pillow. Louis continually hits on her, even though every time she tells him she's not interested. Then, when he finally learns why she's not interested, he backs off for only a little while, then comes back full force on the woo wagon.

Still, I think this movie is worth watching, to see Jane in a beautiful hairstyle and in some tearful scenes. She didn't make that many movies, so it's nice to see her when I can.