: Sara’s pretentious fiancé who provides a comedic foil to the lead couple.
: The film satirizes the "yellow journalism" of the era, where the public's hunger for "freaks served up with all the trimmings" outweighed the value of normal human decency. That Wonderful Urge(1948)
The story follows (Tyrone Power), an ambitious investigative reporter for the New York Chronicle who has made a career out of writing scathing articles about Sara Farley (Gene Tierney), a wealthy and eccentric grocery store heiress. : Sara’s pretentious fiancé who provides a comedic
(1948) is a screwball comedy film directed by Robert B. Sinclair, starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney . A remake of the 1937 film Love Is News , it explores the classic "battle of the sexes" through the lens of media ethics and social class. Plot Overview (1948) is a screwball comedy film directed by Robert B
Under pressure from his editor to get a direct quote, Tom follows Sara to a ski resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, posing as a small-town newspaperman named "Tom Thomas" to gain her trust. The ruse works; the two spend time together after a dogsledding mishap leaves them stranded in an emergency cabin. Tom finds himself genuinely charmed by Sara's down-to-earth nature, but before he can publish a more sympathetic piece, Sara discovers his true identity.
: A "madcap" heiress who uses her social power and the press as a weapon of retaliation.