There does not seem to be much logic in A Millionaire for Christy. The main problem one has with Eleanor Parker's character Christobel is that only ten minutes into the film, she is already feigning all sorts of maladies to attract Fred MacMurray's character. Funny? Perhaps. Does it make sense? Not really.
If there had been better character development, maybe with a montage, where we had seen Eleanor Parker's character go through a series of disastrous dates-- then, we just might be able to buy into some of her predicament. But as it is, she gets to California and looks up MacMurray and then throws herself at him like a lunatic would.
The second half of the film is almost like a different movie. The setting has changed (from Los Angeles to La Jolla). It leaves the viewer feeling that A Millionaire for Christy is an uneven film that had a lot of potential.
If there had been better character development, maybe with a montage, where we had seen Eleanor Parker's character go through a series of disastrous dates-- then, we just might be able to buy into some of her predicament. But as it is, she gets to California and looks up MacMurray and then throws herself at him like a lunatic would.
The second half of the film is almost like a different movie. The setting has changed (from Los Angeles to La Jolla). It leaves the viewer feeling that A Millionaire for Christy is an uneven film that had a lot of potential.