The read
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her relationship with domestic service and family members.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
19 audience votes
Key crew
- Dorothy ArznerDirector
- Mary C. McCall, Jr.Screenplay
- Emil GerstenbergerOriginal Music Composer
- R. H. BassettOriginal Music Composer
- Milan RoderOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rosalind RussellHarriet Craig
- John BolesWalter Craig
- Billie BurkeMrs. Frazier
- Jane DarwellMrs. Harold
- Dorothy WilsonEthel Landreth
- Alma KrugerMiss Austen
- Thomas MitchellFergus Passmore
- Raymond WalburnBilly Birkmire
- Elisabeth RisdonMrs. Landreth
- Robert AllenGene Fredericks
- Nydia WestmanMazie
- Kathleen BurkeAdelaide Passmore
Stills
Themes
husband wife relationshipmarriage crisisremakedysfunctional marriageobsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)social statuswoman directorsuspicious wifedomineering wifebossy wifeuncaring wifeabusive person