The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

I took one look at Betsy Drake and said to myself HE married HER? UGH!! And the thing only got worse after that.Betsy Drake plays a manipulative, obsessed, single woman who looks up and notices Cary Grant and immediately starts stalking him objective matrimony. She enlists her friend, her boss (a notorious womanizer) and Eddie Albert.Drake's "acting" and I use the term loosely - is atrocious. Cary Grant is his usual suave self - until the end of this garbage. And yes, you can imagine the ending without me telling you.Friends and neighbors - don't even bother. Unless you like torture. And fingernails on blackboards.

Romantic comedy about a young woman (Betsy Drake) determined to snag a handsome doctor (Cary Grant) as her husband. Obviously its old-fashioned ideas will not sit will well with everybody today. Personally I didn't find anything offensive about it. Yes it's dated but I don't watch a movie from 1948 expecting it to appeal to modern sensibilities. Part of the enjoyment of watching older films, at least for me, is they are a window into the past.Probably not something Cary Grant would have signed on to do were he not trying to help out Betsy Drake, who he was dating at the time. He helped her get an RKO contract and this was her first movie. The two would marry the following year. Cary seems to be on autopilot with the unchallenging material. But a Cary Grant only half-trying is better than most stars giving it their best. Drake is likable despite her character being a stalker. Franchot Tone plays another guy who gets roped into Drake's scheme. All in all, it's a light bit of pleasant but forgettable fluff.

DISCLAIMER to modern girls - DO NOT try this at home!OK folks - this is a product of it's time. The concept now is kind of corny and definitely outdated. But viewed in light of the era, I'm sure this type of conniving to get a husband was pretty common. Today, it would qualify as "Stalking" with a capital S! I still say it is worth a watch as it is classic 40's fare. Unfortunately, Cary Grant doesn't get quite as much screen time as Betsy Drake. I did find Drake to be a little annoying but that may have been the effect they were going for. It does make it seem more unlikely that she should land the "catch" in the end, though. I didn't feel Grant and Drake had much on screen chemistry, which is odd since I think it was during or shortly after this picture that the two "hooked up" and became Mr. and Mrs. Grant - perhaps life imitating art! Maybe Miss Drake learned a thing or two for her character after all!

I've seen this a few times and always wondered who that wonderful girl was... So That's Betsy Drake! What a doll: I wonder if her real-life "aquisition" of Archibald Leech (Aka Cary Grant) followed the same lines as Annabel Sims from this film? Nevertheless, I found her Highly Refreshing, that is the best word for her in this film, she is like a long cool drink of water on a hot day.Although the circumstances in this film are highly unlikely (And unbelievable) they are also highly humorous... And Drake's interaction with Grant is almost the same level of high-comedy as Hepburn and Grant in "Bringing Up Baby" This is a fast-paced true wit-based comedy, not the Lucille Ball/Laverne and Shirley brand of "Scratching your Fingernails against a Blackboard" type, which depends of a series of unfortunate incidents (Just like Laurel and Hardy- Only they did it much better) - This is comedy that shows cleverness. As a matter of fact, it is that cleverness that awards Drake her prize at the end of the film.This film includes great performances by Alan Mowbray and a very young looking Diana Lynne, and Franchot Tone as the "threat" to Cary Grant- Which we know is not even a treat.When you think about it, this film is a 1940's retelling of Cinderella- Without the soot.