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Director:
Writers:
Jane Murfin (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
18 November 1938 (USA) more
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Plot:
A nightclub dancer marries into society and has to contend with her jealous sister-in-law. | add synopsis
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Cast

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Joan Crawford ... Olivia Riley
Margaret Sullavan ... Judy Linden
Robert Young ... David Linden

Melvyn Douglas ... Henry Linden
Fay Bainter ... Hannah Linden
Allyn Joslyn ... Roger Q. Franklin

Hattie McDaniel ... Belvedere
Oscar O'Shea ... Charlie Collins
Frank Albertson ... Benny Collins
Harry Barris ... Bertie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
76 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #4770)

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Trivia:
The play opened on Broadway in New York City, New York, USA on 13 February 1934 and closed in May 1934 after 121 performances. It was staged by Raymond Massey, who also starred as David Linden. more
Quotes:
Judy Linden: Oh, your maid got in this morning... she has already been chased by bulls.
Olivia 'Maggie' Riley Linden: Well, don't worry about Belvedere; by tomorrow she'll be chasing them!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Chris & Don. A Love Story (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Waltz in C sharp minor, Op.64, No. 2 more

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MGM high-style at its best, 9 January 2008
Author: ilprofessore-1 from United States

A perfect example of the Thalberg/Selnick/MGM high-style at its most polished. Flawlessly directed by the under-rated contract director Frank Borzage, the film features superb ensemble work from the entire stellar cast plus an unusually malicious turn by Fay Bainter who never quite showed her lady-like fangs like this before. Adapted from a well-made Broadway play of 1934, the sexual tension between the two unloving couples could never be realized as it might have been had there not been censorship so instead of a little explosive adultery and fiery hanky-panky, as the plot seems to suggest, we end up with a hot summer night instead with everyone complaining about the heat until the "burning" resolution --but not the one you might think. (Had Tennessee Williams been around in those days we might have had an entirely different ending.) Yes, it is definitely a soap opera but MGM always gave us the best soap money could buy!

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