The read
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
52 audience votes
Key crew
- Douglas SirkDirector
- James GunnScreenplay
- Robert BleesScreenplay
Cast
- Barbara StanwyckNaomi Murdoch
- Richard CarlsonHenry Murdoch
- Lyle BettgerDutch Heineman
- Marcia HendersonJoyce Murdoch
- Lori NelsonLily Murdoch
- Maureen O'SullivanSara Harper
- Richard LongRuss Underwood
- Billy GrayTed Murdoch
- Lotte SteinLena Maria Svensen
- Dayton LummisColonel Underwood
- Fred NurneyHans Peterson
- Sally FraserDaughter in Auditorium
Stills
Themes
small townwisconsinvaudeville1910sabandonment