The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
In the 1810s, an old maid poses as her own niece in order to teach her onetime beau a lesson.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes67%
22 audience votes
Key crew
- George StevensDirector
- Allan ScottScreenplay
- Mortimer OffnerScreenplay
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Katharine HepburnPhoebe Throssel
- Franchot ToneDr. Valentine Brown
- Eric BloreRecruiting Sergeant
- Fay BainterSusan Throssel
- Cora WitherspoonPatty
- Estelle WinwoodMary Willoughby
- Joan FontaineCharlotte Parratt
- William BakewellLieutenant Spicer
- Bonita GranvilleIsabella
- Sherwood BaileyWilliam Smith
- Helena GrantFanny Willoughby
- Florence LakeHenrietta Turnbull
Stills
Themes
schoolmaidspinster19th century