John and Dorothy are happily married for 4 years when he's suddenly arrested for stealing money, which he did to support his wife's high tastes. George hires a lawyer for John to see that he gets prison time so he can movie in on Dorothy.
If you have a soft spot for dusty 1930s dramas where people make incredibly bad decisions for love, Day of Reckoning is worth a lazy Sunday afternoon. It is not a masterpiece, but it has that weird pre-code desperation that keeps you watching. If you can't stand old movies where characters talk like they are reading f...
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"If you have a soft spot for dusty 1930s dramas where people make incredibly bad decisions for love, Day of Reckoning is worth a lazy Sunday afternoon. It is not a masterpiece, but it has that weird pre-code desperation that keeps you watching. If you can't stand old movies where characters talk like they are reading from a telegram, you will probably turn this off in ten minutes. This is pure melodrama. The price of a fancy hat The story is pretty simple. John (played by Richard Dix) loves hi..."
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