No Sad Songs For Me

This tragedy is saved from being just another piece of maudlin claptrap by Sullavan's superior acting, Mate's knowledgeable direction, and a fine score by Duning that nabbed an Oscar nomination. Corey and Sullavan are happily married with one daughter, Wood, when family doctor McIntire tells Sullavan that she only has six more months to live. She's pregnant with another child and consciously decides to keep this information from Corey and continues to live out the rest of her brief existence in as close to normal a fashion as she can. Meanwhile, Corey starts an affair with Lindfors, and Sullavan, upon learning this forgives him because she knows that he doesn't kno...