Mary Donnell, a young legal secretary with a past, elopes with a client's son, but his father has the marriage annulled without knowing she's pregnant..
Is it worth your time? If you like Bette Davis looking pained and wearing gorgeous hats, sure. If you hate movies where people just stare at each other while dramatic music swells, you might want to skip this one. It is not for everyone, mostly because it takes itself very seriously, even when the plot logic is hanging...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Edmund Goulding
Alexander Butler
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"Is it worth your time? If you like Bette Davis looking pained and wearing gorgeous hats, sure. If you hate movies where people just stare at each other while dramatic music swells, you might want to skip this one. It is not for everyone, mostly because it takes itself very seriously, even when the plot logic is hanging by a thread. There is a scene about midway through where Mary is just walking down a hallway, and the camera lingers on her face for way too long. I think the director forgot to ..."
John Hamilton
Edmund Goulding
United States
Romance, Drama
