A critics' favorite, I found this a very annoying film. Annoying primarily because of Ruth Chatterton's character - an extremely vain, obnoxious person who cheats on her husband left and right and sees nothing wrong with doing so! Almost everything about this woman is annoying, including Chatterton's acting ability. However, some people like to watch annoying, nasty women, which is one reason soap operas have always been fairly popular. I am just not one of them, so this film is not one I would want to watch again.
The husband, played by Walter Huston, is a good guy, but not too good. I doubt if any man would put up with all the baloney he did, until the end when he finds a good woman, played by a very attractive Mary Astor. I only wish the "bad woman" was shown getting her comeuppance more than what was shown. Huston, meanwhile, as he always was, is fun to watch: a great actor of his day.
Being a story of a lot of people with loose morals, it's no wonder the critics all rave about this. They embrace the dark side, almost every time.
The husband, played by Walter Huston, is a good guy, but not too good. I doubt if any man would put up with all the baloney he did, until the end when he finds a good woman, played by a very attractive Mary Astor. I only wish the "bad woman" was shown getting her comeuppance more than what was shown. Huston, meanwhile, as he always was, is fun to watch: a great actor of his day.
Being a story of a lot of people with loose morals, it's no wonder the critics all rave about this. They embrace the dark side, almost every time.