On her first anniversary, Ann Reagan finds that her sister-in-law is involved with a shady character that she used to be intimate with, and determines to intervene.
Barbara Stanwyck
Ann Carter
Rod La Rocque
Frank Devereaux
William 'Stage' Boyd
Lawrence Reagan
Betty Bronson
Helen Reagan
Harry Stubbs
The Waiter
Harry Mestayer
District Attorney
Mack Swain
Hotel Proprietor
Zasu Pitts
Telephone Girl
George Bunny
The Valet
Purnell Pratt
Police Officer
Fred Warren
Photographer
Lita Chevret
Girl on Rum Boat (uncredited)
Paulette Goddard
Girl on Rum Boat (uncredited)
Mary Ashcraft
Girl on Rum Boat
Violet Bird
Girl on Rum Boat
Earle Browne
Clarence Burton
Gilbert Clayton
Pauline Curley
Edgar Dearing
Cop
Edward Dillon
Kay English
Girl on Rum Boat
Eleanor Fredericks
Girl on Rum Boat
Dorothy Gowan
Girl on Rum Boat
Leona Leigh
Girl on Rum Boat
Virginia McFadden
Girl on Rum Boat
Fletcher Norton
Robert Schable
Philip Sleeman
Party Guest on Rum Boat
Charles Sullivan
Party Guest on Rum Boat
Greta von Rue
Girl on Rum Boat
Director
George Fitzmaurice
Screenplay
Earle Browne
Screenplay
C. Gardner Sullivan
Screenplay
George Scarborough
Theatre Play
Channing Pollock
June 1, 2024
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We start off here on a fine liner amidst a raid that sees "Ann" (Barbara Stanwyck) getting caught up with the rake that is "Devereaux" (Rod La Rocque) and photographed by the police. Skip forward a while and now she is married to the loving and respectable "Lawrence" (William Boyd) and living with his younger sister "Helen" (Betty Bronson). It's this latter gal who starts to cause ructions when she meets and falls for the roguish "Devereaux" - a romance her new sister-in-law is determined to thwart. It won't be that simple, though - "Devereaux" is a rogue, but quite a calculating one and he has evidence that could rock the happiness "Ann" has found to it's foundations. Meanwhile. it's also reaching her husband's ears that his sister is fraternising with this wrong 'un, and so an unannounced arrival at his apartment sets up a showdown that will eventually involve the police, the ditzy and entertaining switchboard operator (Zasu Pitts) and just about everyone else. Stanwyck stands out here - not because she's very good, but because she is so much better than everyone else. The script and pace of the thing do just about enough leading to a denouement that isn't quite what was expected. A story of love, lust and loyalty that passes an hour or so easily enough.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00