What a beautiful movie!

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

The fragile Eleanor Parker must learn that lesson when she accidentally steals the affections of her theater pal's date for the evening. The man is none other than Ronald Reagen, and this is one of his better performances-relaxed and honest, no politics involved. The two leads, however, have a threat, and in this horse race, the featured player sneaks in for the win. Just as she did with a Russian accent in "The Doughgirls", Eve Arden steals the film as a man-hungry actress who slowly comes to the realization that she underestimated the waif-like Parker. Tearing apart every line she spits out, Arden is downright predatory going from man to man but never willing to hand Reagen over. A key comic scene has the intrusive Arden purposely waiting around while Parker hides Reagen in the kitchen. Arden is never more brutally honest than when she tells Parker about a play she hated, "If I tell you a piece of fish stinks, you don't ask why, do you?"This adaption of a hit Broadway play gives a little insight to the goings on of Broadway, taking its audience to the start of a huge sold- out hit, showing Parker getting house seats from producer Kent Smith who was seen in the opening gently breaking up with her. Ticket takers, program sellers and curtain up announcers make for a real theater going experience. I wanted to see more even though the focus of the story was of Reagen seeing past Parker's lost lamb persona. And when Arden makes her exit with a delicious crack towards Reagen, it is a moment straight out of "The Women".

In some of my past reviews I have been rather critical of some of the performances of Ronald Reagan and have described them as "wooden". While this is sometimes the case, I have also recently seen a few Reagan films that I've really enjoyed and THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE is the best of them--mostly because of Reagan's easy-going and effective acting. The fact that the script was also very well-written sure helped, too.Eleanor Parker has a ditsy and obnoxious friend (Eve Arden) who has arranged two dates at the same time. So, when her first date arrives (Reagan), Arden makes up a lie and dumps him. Since Reagan is a soldier on leave during WWII in a strange city, he doesn't know what to do AND hotels are pretty much booked up for the whole weekend he's in town (getting hotels was a serious problem during the war). Parker is a nice lady and offers to put him up, though this is very unusual for a film from the 1940s--having a single man cohabiting with a single woman! In fact, throughout the movie, there is an undercurrent of sexuality that make this a very interesting curio for the time---so much so that I'd nominate this film as "the sexiest film of 1947".Not too surprisingly, after spending time together, Reagan and Parker start to have strong feelings towards each other. These scenes are very well done and romantic. The only catches are that Eve Arden keeps trying to horn in on their time and that it slowly becomes clear that Parker is a bit of an Obsessive/Compulsive nut--a nice nut, but still a nut nonetheless! What I particularly liked about the romance was that because it was to have taken place just during a weekend, although the two did fall in love, they did not get married or have a resolution to the romance. Having them marry would have been a bit ridiculous and not at all realistic. But, having them profess their love and letting the film end soon after this was unconventional but effective. About the only thing I didn't like about the film was its stupid title and references to turtles that were irrelevant. Not surprisingly, this film was later retitled thanks to the public also finding the title silly. All in all, a cute and engaging romance that would make a good date movie--provided the couple loves and appreciates older films.

Ronald Reagan (he's Bill) and Eleanor Parker (she's Sally) are very unsteady in this "comedy/drama" about a soldier and an actress falling in love when circumstances force him to spend the night with her (notorious New York hotels during wartime, you know). Eve Arden (she's Olive) walks away with the acting honors.Mr. Reagan doesn't portray the temptation or love very well.; he does have a good comic scene, moving very smoothly as he hides out in the kitchen from advancing Ms. Arden (who also has her sights on Reagan). Ms. Parker unevenly attempts to add some dimension to her role, with varying success; watch how she takes a sip out of drinks to even them out (I guess).Particularly, watch for the scene where Reagan has to help Parker out of her dress - and imagine what Rock Hudson and Doris Day would have done with the comic overtones obviously intended in the script. That scene serves as good review. Oh, and sometimes it looks like Reagan can't believe her hair, either! "The Voice of the Turtle" aka "One for the Book" is worth a little look. **** The Voice of the Turtle (1947) Irving Rapper ~ Eleanor Parker, Ronald Reagan, Eve Arden

Eleanor Parker was approaching the peak of her career when she was cast as Sally Middleton, the slightly daffy heroine of this charming wartime romantic comedy. Ronald Reagan, fresh from his stint in the service, returned to play a soldier who finds himself falling for the charming actress and staying overnight (innocently) in her apartment. Eve Arden is on hand for comic relief as the heroine's best friend and gets some hearty laughs with her usual witty observations and Wayne Morris has a secondary role as her Naval commander boyfriend. Kent Smith is wasted as a producer unwilling to make a relationship commitment with Parker. Eleanor Parker carries most of the film and proves adept at the physical comedy--notably in a scene where she prepares a sofabed for her Army soldier, empties ashtrays and primps pillows--all in harmony with Max Steiner's jaunty background score.One of Reagan's better post-war films with his usual amiable performance as the decent soldier--and far and away one of Miss Parker's most fetching roles.