Nora Clegg, an actress, marries Carl Brent, an unemployed young engineer, whose estimation of his worth and ability keeps him from getting a job. He finally acquires a position that will require him to go to Russia for a period of time, while Nora goes back to the stage during his absence.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s melodrama where the characters seem allergic to telling the truth. If you get annoyed by people who could solve their problems with a two-minute conversation, you are going to want to throw something at your screen. I kind of loved it, but I also w...
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Leo Bulgakov
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s melodrama where the characters seem allergic to telling the truth. If you get annoyed by people who could solve their problems with a two-minute conversation, you are going to want to throw something at your screen. I kind of loved it, but I also wanted to shake Carl the entire time. Carl Brent is the kind of guy who thinks he’s too good for a job until he’s desperate enough to commit a felony for it. Watching him spiral is..."
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Sidney Buchman, Vera Caspary, Lawrence Hazard
United States
1936 · IMDb 6.6
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