Overly dramatic schmaltz. Jean seemed creepy from the beginning, especially since early on the script revealed how he walked away from the injured Paul and, later, how he intercepted the letter. Marise was a sympathetic character at first, but soon I just felt irritated with her for falling for Jean's lies. I've never been a big fan of Garson—she's attractive when she smiles but just looks grim when she doesn't. Mitchum, as Paul, wasn't around for much of the movie and didn't have much to do. They tried to make it look like it was Paul who fell off the cliff, cut after spending so much of the movie showing Jean to be the villain, it was obvious he couldn't end up with the girl.