When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales. Now it's 16 years later; Fred has had an affair, and Mary drowns her sorrows in pills and booze, a dangerous combination that nearly resulted in her death the year before. As Mary rushes off to the Bahamas for a relaxing escape from her crumbling marriage, she reflects on the past and wonders just where it all went wrong.
Jean Simmons
as Mary Wilson
John Forsythe
as Fred Wilson
Shirley Jones
as Flo Harrigan
Lloyd Bridges
as Sam
Teresa Wright
as Mrs. Spencer
Dick Shawn
as Harry Bricker
Nanette Fabray
as Agnes
Bobby Darin
as Franco (as Robert Darin)
Tina Louise
as Helen Bricker
Kathy Fields
as Marge Wilson
CinemaSerf
The interesting topic for this film just about gives it enough steam to sustain the almost two hours of screen time. Jean Simmons ("Mary") is suffering from a long-term ennui with husband "Fred" (John Forsythe) and after trying drink and drugs to stimulate her existence, she absconds to the Bahamas ...