The read
It runs a compact 50m.
Synopsis
John Kirby is in desperate financial straits so when his wife Margaret refuses his request to help him obtain a loan from her guest, Gordon Pell, he attempts suicide and failing that becomes seriously ill. Margaret grudgingly takes in boarders mixing with people outside her social set. As her resentment grows Lucille, John's former flame, forges telegrams to drive a wedge further between them, but Gordon steps in the clear the air and the pair work through their difficulties.
Ratings
TMDB10/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- William P.S. EarleDirector
- Lewis Allen BrowneWriter
Cast
- Elaine HammersteinMargaret Kirby
- William B. DonaldsonJohn Kirby
- Ellen CassidyLucille Yardsley
- Helen LindrothMrs. Dunning
- Warburton GambleGordon Pell
Stills
Themes
duplicitysnobbery