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      Jennie Gerhardt

      1933 1h 25m Romance List
      Reviews Jennie Gerhardt (Sylvia Sidney) works with her parents as a laundress for a senator, who proposes marriage. Against her father's wishes, she accepts -- only to learn shortly after that the senator has died in a train crash. Pregnant with his child, Jennie is taken in by her cousin, and soon falls for her cousin's employer, Lester Kane (Donald Cook). When Kane's father disinherits him for carrying on with a lower-class woman, Jennie selflessly calls off their romance. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D The acting is solid but everything else feels like it came out 5 years too late. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/07/23 Full Review Audience Member yeAR S/B 1933 NOT 2012 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Sudsy melodrama is well-acted. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Jennie Gerhardt (Sylvia Sidney) works with her parents as a laundress for a senator, who proposes marriage. Against her father's wishes, she accepts -- only to learn shortly after that the senator has died in a train crash. Pregnant with his child, Jennie is taken in by her cousin, and soon falls for her cousin's employer, Lester Kane (Donald Cook). When Kane's father disinherits him for carrying on with a lower-class woman, Jennie selflessly calls off their romance.
      Director
      Marion Gering
      Genre
      Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 25m