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David K Nov 19 One of Stanwyck's lesser pre-Code entries. Formulaic soap opera that is hurt by a not-too-believable performance by Adolph Menjou, Though I did see early indications of the signature elements Capra would refine over the coming years. See more Unique C @uniquecliches 01/06/2025 Melodramatic story that rushes to get to its main point. While this is a precode movie, mistresses are still not to be made heroines , but this one ascends to such role via unexpected selflessness. None of the cast appears terribly excited about this movie. It’s as though they were reading lines back and forth and waitedfor the movie to be done as fast as they could See more Alain E @AlainE 11/14/2024 A nice classic melodrama about a beautiful and honest young girl of low means who on the spur of a moment takes alone a vacation to Havana, in the good old days. There she falls in love with a much older man for unclear reasons. It turns out that the aforementioned gentleman is not exactly single. As this is happening before effective contraception, there is inevitably a little girl born. After that she discontinues the affair and raises her daughter alone, until they reconnect with her paramour who is an attorney with political ambitions. He presents the little girl as an orphan that he adopted, as his wife is chronically ill and unable to conceive. The mother is the governess who inexplicably abandons her daughter with her lover’s family, but continues the affair. Later on there is a wedding of convenience and a homicide. The Romeo, who ends up elected as governor, dies and leaves her half his estate, but she is above money. In summary, a completely realistic story beautifully photographed. Ms Stanwyck is very attractive and the male protagonists play their parts well. Another old treasure available free on Tubi. See more Cynthia C @Filma 09/14/2024 For my money, a deeper, richer film than Stella Dallas. See more Steve D 05/04/2023 Stanwyck is all this melodrama has going for it, but as always it is enough. See more 11/16/2014 Early Frank Capra film, where he's actually billed as Frank R. Capra, about a spinster librarian, Barbara Stanwyck, falling for an unobtainable married man,Adolphe Menjou, who's married to a crippled wife. It's a pretty hamfisted melodrama and to me seems like more evidence of those who claim that Capra was not a great director and was only ever as good as his scripts. Ralph Bellamy also appears in the film. See more Read all reviews

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