 Despite many excellent scenes, he considered the drama to be unconvincing and that the "psychological development" had been neglected.Much of the praise was reserved for the casting, with Vivien Leigh in particular being singled out for her performance as Scarlett.Nugent described her as the "pivot of the picture" and believed her to be "so perfectly designed for the part by art and nature that any other actress in the role would be inconceivable".