Four Days Leave

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• 1949
• 1 hr 19 mins
• Drama

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The name value of Cornel Wilde and some interesting shots of the Swiss Alps and environs are the strong selling points of this Praesans-Film production directed by Leopold Lindtberg and produced by Lou Wechsler. The story starts off too slowly but manages to pick up and present romance and humor in abundant quantities. Wilde, the only sailor in a group of American GI's on a conducted tour of Switzerland, meets Josette Day, a charming Swiss-French shop-girl, and falls in love with her at first sight. When he learns that she is going to the same ski resort he plans to spend the remainder of his four-day leave with her. When her train is delayed and complications turn up in the presence if Simone Signoret, a temptress, and his Army buddies, the situation changes. After Wilde has finally convinced Josette of his love and intention to marry, she attempts to delay a decision until they know each other better. During this brief interval, Simone, through a ruse, breaks up the romance between Wilde and Josette. However, Wilde manages to make Josette realize that they were meant for each other and they go off happily to spend the last day of Wilde's leave together. Photographically, the best scenes of the Alps are shown when the camera follows a fox hunt on skis in which the participants are Olympic ski champions. The dialogue, written by Ring Lardner, Jr., helps to quicken the pace of the action, and Cornel Wilde, Josette Day and Simone Signoret turn in satisfactory performances.