The read
Critics rate it 42 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 56m.
Synopsis
This MGM B-picture was adapted from Ivor Novello's play The Truth Game. Max and Florian Clemington pretend to be members of the landed gentry. Max romances the much-older Lady Joan Culver before finding true love in the form of pretty heiress Martha Gray.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 42 points higher than audiences do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- George SidneyDirector
- Marvin BorowskyScreenplay
Cast
- Robert CummingsMax Clemington
- Ruth HusseyMartha Gray
- Judith AndersonLady Joan Culver
- C. Aubrey SmithThe Duke
- Nigel BruceFlorian Clemington
- Reginald OwenSir George Kelvin
- Tom ConwayCaptain Ferris
- Ernie StantonDuke’s Horse Groom (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
gamblingdebtrailroadfinancial crisis