The read
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a note to his wife scribbled down and a gun in his hand, he notices an envelope addressed to him on his desk. As he begins to read, we're taken back to World War One and his meeting with a young woman named Mary Lane.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 27 points higher than audiences do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- John M. StahlDirector
- George O'NeilScreenplay
- William HurlbutScreenplay
- Arthur RichmanScreenplay
Cast
- Margaret SullavanMary Lane
- John BolesJames Stanton "Jim" Emerson
- Edna May OliverLeona
- Billie BurkeJulia Warren
- Benita HumePhyllis Emerson
- Reginald DennyBob
- George MeekerDave Reynolds
- Jimmy ButlerJim Jr.
- Noel FrancisLetitia
- Geneva MitchellPatty
- Bramwell FletcherScott Hughes
- June ClydeDeborah
Stills
Themes
pre-code