A New York socialite climbs the ladder of success man by man until a life among rich gangsters gives her what she thought she always wanted.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Joan Crawford | ... | Ethel Whitehead (Lorna Hansen Forbes) | |
| David Brian | ... | George Castleman (Joe Caveny) | |
| Steve Cochran | ... | Nick Prenta | |
| Kent Smith | ... | Martin Blackford | |
| Hugh Sanders | ... | Grady | |
| Selena Royle | ... | Patricia Longworth | |
| Jacqueline deWit | ... | Sandra | |
| Morris Ankrum | ... | Jim Whitehead | |
| Edith Evanson | ... | Mrs. Castleman | |
| Richard Egan | ... | Roy | |
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The murder of gangster Nick Prenta touches off an investigation of mysterious socialite Lorna Hansen Forbes, who seems to have no past, and has now disappeared. In flashback, we see the woman's anonymous roots; her poor working-class marriage, which ends in tragedy and her determination to find "better things." Soon finding that sex appeal is her only salable commodity, she climbs from man to man toward the center of a nationwide crime syndicate...a very perilous position. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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dysfunctional marriage | bare chested male | hairy chest | manipulative female | taming of the shrew |Taglines:
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13 May 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Ethel Whitehead: You should get yourself a couple of other new items, if you'll pardon the expression.
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Loosely based upon the life of sharp-tongued moll Virginia Hill and her secretive relationship with gangster Bugsy Siegel. See more »Quotes
Sandra: I'm gettin' myself a new partner!Ethel Whitehead: You should get yourself a couple of other new items, if you'll pardon the expression.
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Trade Winds(uncredited)
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