Pun Salad

I was inspired to watch this via a short clip seen on some social media site. Cary Grant! Ingrid Bergman! What could go wrong there? I even watched it without reading the synopsis at Amazon. (And it's a good thing, too, because it contains a major spoiler.) IMDB claims it's a comedy, but it's one of those comedies that isn't actually funny. (And I'm easily amused!)

Ms Bergman plays Anna Kalman, famous actress. We know she's famous because wherever she goes out in public, she's hounded for her autograph. She is, unfortunately, bored with her career. And, although she's single, she's uninterested in the efforts of her sister to set her up with suitably eligible suitors.

Ah, but then Cary Grant shows up. Sparks fly! He's a rich American, in line for a prestigious job at NATO. Fate throws them together! Pretty soom they are canoodling. And (see the title) they are not that discreet about it. One big problem: Cary says he's married, albeit separated, and divorce is out of the question.

The movie is based on a stage play, and it shows. There's a lot of costumery involved for Ms. Bergman. It was made in 1958, and I suppose part of the comedic content for audiences of the day was based on the way the film clearly implies adulterous behavior without spelling it out.