▁ ▁Vari ety ▁said ▁the ▁flash back s ▁make ▁" it ▁sometimes ▁difficult ▁to ▁follow ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁but ▁there ▁can ▁be ▁no ▁quar rel ▁with ▁the ▁mer it ▁of ▁presentation ▁and ▁acting ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁sequences ." ▁▁ ▁A ▁C inc inn ati ▁En qu ir er ▁rev iewer ▁pra ised ▁the ▁performances ▁and ▁the ▁film ' s ▁" extra ordin arily ▁real istic ▁touch es ," ▁though ▁he ▁noted ▁a ▁" some what ▁involved ▁story - t elling ▁method ." ▁ ▁Time ▁Out ▁Film ▁Guide ▁said ▁that ▁" such ▁str ands ▁as ▁post - war ▁optim ism , ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁ne o - real ism , ▁the ▁social ist ▁conv ict ions ▁of ▁director ▁and ▁chief ▁writer ▁( But ler ), ▁both ▁black list - bound , ▁can ▁easily ▁be ▁picked ▁out . ▁But ▁as ▁ever ▁when ▁Hollywood ▁tried ▁to ▁eng age ▁with ▁every day ▁real ities , ▁the ▁trade ▁off ▁came ▁in ▁gl amour isation ▁- ▁sy ru py ▁music , ▁Font aine ▁( as ▁Stevens ' ▁wife ) ▁never ▁looking ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁film ▁star , ▁and ▁an ▁idea ▁of ▁pover ty ▁that ▁must ▁have ▁ir rit ated ▁many ▁aud ien ces ▁on ▁home ▁ground , ▁never ▁mind ▁in ▁Europe ." ▁ ▁Re ception ▁The ▁film ▁made ▁a ▁profit ▁of ▁$ 3 6 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Radio ▁adaptation ▁From ▁This ▁Day ▁For ward ▁was ▁presented ▁on ▁Lux ▁Radio ▁Theatre ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁Font aine ▁and