The read
It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
Della Chappell is a very wealthy and incredibly reclusive woman. When a big company wants to develop some land that Della owns, the town sends out Barney Stafford to talk to her. She invites Barney over to negotiate the proposal. Barney soon takes a liking to Della's equally reclusive daughter Jenny Chappell. After spending some time with Jenny, he realizes that Della has a dark secret, one that keeps them from the outside world.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
6 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert GistDirector
- Richard Alan SimmonsWriter
Cast
- Joan CrawfordDella Chappell
- Diane BakerJenny Chappell
- Charles BickfordHugh Stafford
- Paul BurkeBarney Stafford
- Richard CarlsonDavid Stafford
- Robert SampsonJoel Stafford
- Otto KrugerWalter Garrick
- Richard BullMark Nodella
- James NoahChris Stafford
- Marianna CaseAddie Stafford
- Sara TaftMrs. Kyle
- Walter Woolf KingSam Jordon
Stills
Themes
wealthy widowreclusiveness