Determined to reform upon leaving prison, a former prostitute falls in love with a cotton-barge owner and must choose between him and her banker lover..


Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like they were made by people who actually stepped outside once or twice, yes. Watch this if you have a thing for 1930s grit that isn't afraid to be a little bit trashy. If you need everything to be morally tidy or high-budget polished, you’re gonna have a bad time. ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel like they were made by people who actually stepped outside once or twice, yes. Watch this if you have a thing for 1930s grit that isn't afraid to be a little bit trashy. If you need everything to be morally tidy or high-budget polished, you’re gonna have a bad time. Constance Bennett plays Lorry, and she’s the only reason this thing works as well as it does. She steps out of the prison gates and you can tell she’s just tired. Not dramatic-movi..."
Wanda Tuchock, Gregory La Cava, Eugene Thackrey
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