I hate to disagree with the Dorothy McGuire lovefest that's going on here but I am one of the people who can accept her as plain. In fact, I say 'accept as plain' because I actually thinks she's more unattractive than plain. She's not a beauty in any sense. That said I think actors need to be all types. Not all roles call for beautiful people and she played two roles that suited her quite well - this one and in Enchanted Cottage.
I remember hearing that Gary Cooper was against her playing his wife in Friendly Persuasions because he thought she was too unattractive to be his wife. That seems like a terrible thing to say but I understood what he meant. The only problem is it was in a Quaker movie. The Quakers were humble people and would probably not have focused as much on a person's outward appearance.
Had it been any other movie I would say she was miscast as his wife. It's not as if less attractive people never marry more attractive ones but if he felt that way it might be hard, even as an actor, to fake chemistry that wasn't there.
Woman, man! That's the way it should be Tarzan. [Tarzan and his mate]
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