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Isabelle Keith
- Nurse Carter
- (as Claudelle Kaye)
George Beranger
- Prince Hassan
- (uncredited)
A.S. 'Pop' Byron
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
- Man at Hospital Benefit
- (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
- Man at Hospital Benefit
- (uncredited)
Earl Eby
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Jim Farley
- Policeman in Bar
- (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
June Glory
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
- Sam Hayes - Radio Announcer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to an article in the 24 March 1935 edition of the New York Times, Merle Oberon was originally cast in the role of Lillian.
- GoofsAt the end of the film, Mary hands Dr. Frazier a cup of tea twice between shots.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Complicated Women (2003)
Featured review
A dated, muddled and almost laughable drama about the psychology of love and its responsibilities.
Edmund Goulding produced, wrote and directed this peculiar melodrama about a suicidal woman in love with an alcoholic man, both treated by psychiatrist Ann Harding. The woman is Maureen O'Sullivan, who took an overdose of drugs because she loves Louis Hayward, who drinks too much and doesn't seem to care about her. So far, so good; it's probably happened many times in real life. But I winced when I saw how Harding handled it. Her idea was to get Hayward to stop drinking, virtually ignoring O'Sullivan's total dependence on Hayward's love to keep on living, instead of trying to get at the root of that dependence. Harding herself has some problems being in love with Herbert Marshall, who wants to marry her, but also wants her to give up her practice and become a homemaker, which she is not willing to do. This was the 1930's, after all, and men behaved that way. Harding gets Hayward to go to a rehabilitation center. He goes on the wagon for months, but becomes attached to Harding. She reminds him that O'Sullivan is as dependent on him as he is on herself. Her treatment works in that Hayward eventually marries O'Sullivan, and the pair seem to be happy. But not for long. O'Sullivan senses that not only does her husband love Harding, but also that she loves him. In a very dramatic scene, she accuses Harding of this and Harding can't deny it, but ponders what to do to keep their marriage intact.
helpful•1610
- Art-22
- Nov 6, 1998
Details
- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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