Never Say Goodbye (1956)

United States of America

Drama, Romance, Hollywood Movies, English Movies, Dual Audio

Universal International Pictures

Rock Hudson, Cornell Borchers, George Sanders, Shelley Fabares, Ray Collins, David Janssen

Jerry Hopper, Douglas Sirk

Charles Hoffman

Taglines: Hated by the child who was her own... and forbidden to say "I am your mother."

new york city, love triangle, screwball comedy

In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.

Reviews:

Author: r96sk
It's a really sweet story, but the execution of it to bring it to our screens is disappointing. The A to B of 'Never Say Goodbye' is rather endearing, with people reconnecting. However, how the film fills in the blanks is kinda shoddy. I found a lot of the dialogue to be cringeworthy and the way characters act came across as irritating. I will say most of that stems from the final 30 or so minutes, it's a tad more solid up until that point. The cast members themselves are good, it's all well acted. Rock Hudson, Cornell Borchers and George Sanders are all decent value. The look of the film is also pleasant enough. I just wish the production itself, namely on the writing side, was more well made. Clint Eastwood has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it uncredited role, though is named - as 'Will'. Still a fair few films until his career really got going.