The read
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A classical musician from a working class background is sidetracked by his love for a wealthy, neurotic socialite.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes57%
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
74 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean NegulescoDirector
- Zachary GoldScreenplay
- Clifford OdetsScreenplay
- Franz WaxmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joan CrawfordHelen Wright
- John GarfieldPaul Boray
- Oscar LevantSid Jeffers
- J. Carrol NaishRudy Boray
- Joan ChandlerGina Romney
- Tom D'AndreaPhil Boray
- Peggy KnudsenFlorence Boray
- Ruth NelsonEsther Boray
- Craig StevensMonte Loeffler
- Paul CavanaghVictor Wright
- Richard GainesBauer
- John AbbottRozner
Stills
Themes
violinclassical musicviolinistpianistextramarital affairbeach houseconcert violinistprotective mothermother son relationshippatron of the arts