at ▁times ▁vague ▁and ▁cum bers ome . ▁It ▁poss esses , ▁however , ▁the ▁spark ▁of ▁sin cer ity , ▁and ▁its ▁lack ▁of ▁clar ity ▁might ▁be ▁as cribed ▁either ▁to ▁Howard ▁Haw ks ' s ▁direction ▁or ▁to ▁the ▁script ▁contributed ▁by ▁Ed ith ▁Fitz ger ald ▁and ▁D w ight ▁Taylor , ▁for ▁there ▁are ▁sequences ▁that ▁are ▁far ▁too ▁length y ▁and ▁others ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁consider ably ▁improved ▁by ▁more ▁detail ." ▁A ▁modern ▁assess ment ▁was ▁similarly ▁dam ning , ▁"... ▁the ▁mel od rama ▁is ▁more ▁cl ing ing ▁than ▁the ▁mud ▁of ▁the ▁Mar ne ." ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁According ▁to ▁M GM ▁records ▁the ▁film ▁earned ▁$ 5 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Canada ▁and ▁$ 4 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁elsewhere ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁$ 2 3 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁Bret , ▁David . ▁Joan ▁C raw ford : ▁Hollywood ▁Mart yr . ▁New ▁York : ▁Da ▁Cap o ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁. ▁ ▁Ch and ler , ▁Charlotte . ▁Not ▁the ▁Girl ▁Next ▁Do or : ▁Joan ▁C raw ford : ▁a ▁Personal ▁Biography . ▁New ▁York : ▁P ocket ▁Books , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁. ▁ ▁Evans , ▁Al un . ▁Br asse y ' s ▁Guide ▁to ▁War ▁Films . ▁D ul les , ▁Virginia : ▁Pot om ac