The Impatient Years (1944)

When Jean Arthur’s soldier husband Lee Bowman returns on leave for the first time, they feel they have nothing in common and find themselves in divorce court. Her father Charles Coburn convinces the judge that they just need to rediscover what got them together in the first place and they are sent to relive their first days together in San Francisco. It’s a very silly premise that it doesn’t even bother holding true to half the time. It still remains light and cute with a couple of sweet romantic touches, but does not make enough use of Arthur’s talents nor does it feature enough of Coburn. It strikes me as very weird that their child is put into protective custody when his parents are forced to go to San Francisco when there’s a perfectly capable grandfather at home.