Affluent Hennessey falls for Jessie who is married to good-for-nothing Eddie. To provide a better life for Jessie, Hennessey wants to marry her, and Eddie even approves of the plan, hoping to profit from it financially.
Is it worth a watch? If you like old-school melodramas where people talk in long, sharp sentences and smoke cigarettes like it's their job, then sure. You’ll probably love it if you’re a fan of Joan Crawford just doing her thing. If you need a movie to be morally grounded or make logical sense, you are going to absolut...
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"Is it worth a watch? If you like old-school melodramas where people talk in long, sharp sentences and smoke cigarettes like it's their job, then sure. You’ll probably love it if you’re a fan of Joan Crawford just doing her thing. If you need a movie to be morally grounded or make logical sense, you are going to absolutely hate the way these characters handle their problems. Spencer Tracy is doing that thing he does where he seems like the only person in the room who isn't trying to win an award..."
Joan Crawford, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Lawrence Hazard, Katharine Brush, Frank Borzage
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