misfire" and a "lifeless comedy". PopMatters writes that the film “ ...balances comedy, pathos, and irony so freely within each scene that you don't know how the movie expects you to react. This ambiguity of affect marks the cinema of Leo McCarey. He's so fascinated by observing the nuances of human reactions, and how the emotions of different characters feed and counterpoint each other, that he lets scenes run on quite long; you get the feeling he'd just as soon they never end. Writing for the CinePassion website, Fernando Croce on the other hand, asserts that "[t]he leisurely treatment allows for the flowering of digressions like Ida Moore's sketch of a wizened sly pixie or Dick Wessel's beautiful rendition of Edgar Kennedy's monumental slow-burn at the wheel of a bus". As of December 2020, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes rates the film 60 percent fresh. Adaptations Good Sam was adapted for a September 25, 1950 presentation on Lux Radio Theatre starring Sheridan and Joel McCrea. It was also adapted for a 30-minute episode on Stars in the Air on March 13, 1952, starring Sheridan and David Wayne. References Sources External links 1948 films 1940s romantic comedy-drama films American romantic comedy-drama films American black-and-white films Films directed by Leo McCarey Films scored by Robert Emmett Dolan RKO Pictures films 1948 comedy films 1948 drama films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films