jarrodmcdonald-1 The men in this picture are gamblers and killers. They play dirty and resort to violence. The women who associate with them do not seem to be much better. But despite all this, the characters still manage to exhibit a proper manner of behaving (at least on the surface). In an ironic way, that serves to make this type of story work. Maybe, it is because such composure lends itself perfectly to spoofing the life of hardened criminals. And ultimately, that is exactly what this film seems to be: a sharp satire.It comes off rather smoothly, too, thanks to the wonderful chemistry of the two leads: Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons (married in real life). Check these two performers out in YOUNG BESS and in FOOTSTEPS IN THE FOG, entirely different productions that indicate if anything their tremendous range and talent.

edwagreen It all basically began with Adam and Eve. We've seen the young, innocent girl maturing into the young lady and falling in love with the older man in "My Fair Lady," and "Gigi." This is basically the same story in "Adam and Evelynne."When Stewart Granger's friend dies, he takes his daughter in. The latter, Jean Simmons, believes that Granger is his father until she is told otherwise by Granger's girlfriend who senses Simmons as future competition. That sense proves correct when Simmons returns from finishing school in Switzerland all grown up. Problem is that Granger has never told her his true vocation: illegal gambling.The story unfolds how they fall in love and the eventual treachery of his girlfriend and younger brother to destroy him over this love.The film is nicely done. Jean Simmons goes from an unhappy child, looking for her father to the mature young woman searching for love.

whpratt1 Enjoyed this film which I had my doubts about until I viewed the great acting of Jean Simmons, (Evelyn Wallace) and Stewart Granger, (Adam Black). This story is about a young girl Evelyn who lives in an orphanage and receives letters from her father telling her he is going to visit her someday and take her home where he raises horses. However, this is really not her father but a good friend of her father's Adam Black. Evelyn's father passes away and he asks Adam to take care of his daughter and he promises to look after her. There are very funny scenes and some very dramatic moments along with many lies which have been told and have to be explained to poor Evelyn Wallace. In real life, Jean Simmons and Stewart Granger were married and had a child. Great Classic film from 1949, enjoy.

Jem Odewahn ADAM AND EVELYNE offers a variant on the 'guardian-ward' theme explored so compellingly in the earlier Rank film THE SEVENTH VEIL. However, ADAM AND EVELYNE opts for light comedy rather than cane-lashing in the central relationship between Simmons and Granger.The plot is rather silly yet all in good fun: Evelyne (Simmons) is an orphan who is suddenly found and taken away for a better life with the man she believes to be her father, handsome professional gambler Adam(Granger, sporting a rather terrible mustache). It is all a mix-up, of course, and unrefined 'Orphan Annie' Simmons finds out the truth about her parentage (yet not about Adam's source of income) in due time. She stays with a generous (and guilty) Adam as his ward, maturing (with the aid of an expensive boarding school) into an attractive and accomplished young woman. Complications ensue when Adam and Evelyne start developing feelings for each other that are definitely not of the 'father-daughter' type...ADAM AND EVELYNE works reasonably well as light, unpretentious comedy. Simmons does some good work, likable as both the elfin-like young girl and the beautiful young woman (her appearance and clothing in the scene where Adam meets her as a lady must have inspired the costume designer of Audrey Hepburn in SABRINA). She also seems to resemble a curious Vivien Leigh-Elizabeth Taylor hybrid in several scenes. Granger is charming and does not have to do too much heavy lifting here. Granger and Simmons share good chemistry (which is expected, as they were courting at the time and married several years later), which definitely aids the production.A rather poor script and silly plot hampers the production. Still, this makes good Sunday afternoon viewing.6/10.