An elderly couple lose their home to foreclosure and are forced to
live separately with their grown children who are either too busy, selfish, or
put upon to deal with the inconvenience. Leo McCarey, a versatile director who
crafted films ranging from romantic tragedies to Marx Brothers movies, devised
this poignant, near devastating, and hard hitting tear jerker that, while
somewhat dated and measured, has many fine moments.
*** 1/2 out of ****
