For a Welshman, he did alright. That was what my aged Grandfather said of Ray Milland. He being from the green valleys of the native land of half my ancestors, it was no surprise of the comment. Milland made a group of great films. Turned out understated performances. From his turn as the recovering alcholic in THE LOST WEEKEND, to the murdering meance in DIAL M FOR MURDER and on to his later horror genre fair with THE PREMATURE BURIAL. But some of his work has found itself sidelined. SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR is one such film. A film that Neil Sinyard maintains wasnt hidden among the other great works of its director George Stevens but likely found its footing compromised by a leaden script. Milland plays advertising executive Alan Miller. Millar  recovered. He is no longer an alcoholic but instead helps with interventions on behalf of Alcoholics Anonymous. So far so good. We can guess that after the war and all those millions of minds crushed by things they had seen, drink and drugs were broadly being used to dampen the affects.

Here however it is a call to a residential hotel. Broadway actress Jenny Carey (played with clever compassion by Joan Fontaine). A star like this, in a role of a lifetime you suspect, sold that another Academy award was assured for her to stick it to her sister. Problem is she never drank, nor did she know what being drunk was like apparently. These two, saved and lost, are about to wander along a journey that will find they have even more in common than their taste for drink. And here is the rub. You know when you know and they seem to know. Which would be fine excpet that Alan is married. Married to Edna (Teresa Wright). They have children. they have a nice life. Jenny wants to put an end to their romance. Alan is not sure. The stage is set. The players are ready. George Stevens tastes the opportunity to give us a visual feast, filled with his wonderful use of frame. The script again is leaden and we leave it like we found it. A story of the power of redemption and the AA service. Underpinned by a watery love story that isnt.

What we also get is a great 1080 HD brush up of a good 2K, of a well looked after studio print. No surprise. IT wont set the world alight but like the film, it is an adventure of craft and worth the 2 hours invested in it. There are two extras. A big, jugular look at the film from the mouths of Daniel Kremer & David Del Valle. Serious film historians and ones who give the film more than it likely deserves. Sinyard piece is better. Sinyard is more of a sage in the world of film, in that he is a man I admire alot and so opted to involve myself for the whole 19 mins. But you like me may ask a question. When this film was sandwiched between two masterpieces, was it so ignored?

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray from a NEW 2022 2K scan
• NEW Audio commentary by film historians Daniel Kremer & David Del Valle
• NEW Neil Sinyard on Something To Live For – interview with author of George Stevens: The Films of a Hollywood Giant
• Original Aspect Ratio 1:37:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono
• Optional English HOH subtitles
• Limited Edition slipcase on the first 1500 copies with unique artwork