{"id":44096,"date":"2019-07-22T14:38:33","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T21:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44096"},"modified":"2021-01-24T10:11:09","modified_gmt":"2021-01-24T17:11:09","slug":"random-harvest-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44096","title":{"rendered":"Random Harvest (1942)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Never leave me out of your sight &#8212; never again. My life began with you. I can&#8217;t imagine the future without you.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-44097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Poster.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA shell-shocked, amnesiac WWI veteran (Ronald Colman) escapes from his asylum and is taken under the wing of a compassionate dance hall singer (Greer Garson), who he eventually marries. After a tragic accident, Colman and Garson&#8217;s future together remains uncertain: is their love destined to last?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amnesia<\/li>\n<li>Do-Gooders<\/li>\n<li>Greer Garson Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Mervyn LeRoy Films<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Ronald Colman Films<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<li>Veterans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035238\/trivia?item=tr2452803\">enormously popular<\/a> adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Random_Harvest\">James Hilton&#8217;s best-selling novel<\/a> offered Greer Garson a suitably noble follow-up role after her Oscar-winning turn in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41500\"><em>Mrs. Miniver<\/em> (1942)<\/a>; Colman a come-back role at the age of 51; and both stars an opportunity to once again enact Hilton&#8217;s characters (Garson co-starred in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42732\"><em>Goodbye, Mr. Chips<\/em><\/a>, while Colman was lead in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=39217\"><em>Lost Horizon<\/em><\/a>). The amnesia-driven storyline of <em>Random Harvest<\/em> is pure melodrama all the way, though handled well enough not to wear out its welcome. DVD Savant argues on behalf of this flick as &#8220;an intelligent and emotionally rewarding&#8221; soaper, noting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1446ran.html\">&#8220;We care deeply about what happens to these people and their situation becomes something of intense personal importance for the audience&#8221;<\/a>; later in his review, he points out that &#8220;the movie has no malice and no villain.&#8221; Indeed, those in the mood for exactly this type of feel-good flick likely won&#8217;t be disappointed, though I find it overly tame for my tastes: Garson&#8217;s character is almost too &#8220;pure&#8221; to be true, and Colman wanders around in a semi-daze for much of the film. Meanwhile, a likable supporting character (Susan Peters) poses an unenviable and unavoidable conflict of interests. (Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0676688\/\">IMDb<\/a> for more on Oscar-nominated Peters&#8217; tragically short life.) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joseph Ruttenberg&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography3.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Random-Harvest-Cinematography3-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly worth a one-time look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035238\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1942\/12\/18\/archives\/random-harvest-with-greer-garson-and-ronald-colman-from-james.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2716\/random-harvest\/#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1446ran.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/BkFB1a5z_Y0\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Never leave me out of your sight &#8212; never again. My life began with you. I can&#8217;t imagine the future without you.&#8221; Synopsis: A shell-shocked, amnesiac WWI veteran (Ronald Colman) escapes from his asylum and is taken under the wing of a compassionate dance hall singer (Greer Garson), who he eventually marries. After a tragic accident, Colman and Garson&#8217;s future together remains uncertain: is their love destined to last? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Amnesia Do-Gooders Greer Garson Films Love&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=44096\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=44096"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65553,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44096\/revisions\/65553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=44096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=44096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=44096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}