Eleanor Parker and Ronald Reagan star in "The Voice of the Turtle," but shown on TCM as "One for the Book." It's a very straightforward story of GI Ronald on leave with a date to meet a good friend Eve Arden. But, when she has a conflict with another date, she leaves him with friend Eleanor Parker to pass the time with, but not seriously. Eve still wants him on the side. What she didn't plan was Ronnie falling for a sweet and demure Eleanor, who is getting over a relationship with a playwright. (She's an actress in the film.) Passing time with Ronnie, Eleanor and Eve sounds like a pleasant thing to do, but, as much as I like the actors (and I feel bad saying this but), this film is so slow. Nothing much really happens and its stage roots really shows. Its moments of madcap humor help a little. It's not a bad film; but considering the stars, I've seen better.
Review of The Voice of the Turtle
