Hollywood did not even wait for the Broadway run to end with The Voice Of The Turtle. It would not be until 1948 that the John Van Druten play finished its run of 1557 performances, one of the biggest runs of the decade. On Broadway the roles played by Ronald Reagan, Eleanor Parker, and Eve Arden were done by Elliott Nigent, Margaret Sullavan, and Audrey Christie.
And it's only a three character play so Warner Brothers got Van Druten himself and others to pad out the film. It also takes place in the apartment that's shared by Parker and Arden.
We haven't seen support for the troops like this since World War II and unlikely to see it again in the foreseeable future. Apparently it was perfectly all right to take soldiers on leave into your home, a country that was founded on no quartering of troops in civilian dwellings just didn't press the point.
In fact Arden is having the time of her life boosting our Armed Forces morale. Reagan whom she's gone out with before rings her up as he's on leave. Arden has traded up from an army sergeant to a navy commander in Wayne Morris. What to do with Reagan? She palms him off on her friend Parker who is an aspiring actress to entertain Reagan.
It was a great break for both as the bulk of the film is the getting to know you and then love you dialog between the two of them. Reagan and Parker pair well together and Arden is her sharp and witty self. Eve's best scene is taking delight at the bad reviews a fellow actress got in a part that Arden was up for.
The Voice Of The Turtle is a product of its era. It's still entertaining, but it has more value today as a picture of an America long left behind.
And it's only a three character play so Warner Brothers got Van Druten himself and others to pad out the film. It also takes place in the apartment that's shared by Parker and Arden.
We haven't seen support for the troops like this since World War II and unlikely to see it again in the foreseeable future. Apparently it was perfectly all right to take soldiers on leave into your home, a country that was founded on no quartering of troops in civilian dwellings just didn't press the point.
In fact Arden is having the time of her life boosting our Armed Forces morale. Reagan whom she's gone out with before rings her up as he's on leave. Arden has traded up from an army sergeant to a navy commander in Wayne Morris. What to do with Reagan? She palms him off on her friend Parker who is an aspiring actress to entertain Reagan.
It was a great break for both as the bulk of the film is the getting to know you and then love you dialog between the two of them. Reagan and Parker pair well together and Arden is her sharp and witty self. Eve's best scene is taking delight at the bad reviews a fellow actress got in a part that Arden was up for.
The Voice Of The Turtle is a product of its era. It's still entertaining, but it has more value today as a picture of an America long left behind.