The read
It runs a compact 1h 7m.
Synopsis
Elsa Carlyle is impulsive and a gambler. Though loved by her husband Jeff, she's spoiled and selfish, concerned with social standing. Meanwhile, Jeff wants to stop spending while he completes business deals that could make them rich. One night, on a hunch, she bets and loses big at a casino, and then she doubles her problems with more impulsive decisions. Hardy Livingstone, a wealthy Casanova just back from the Orient, makes a play for her. Elsa dallies with Hardy, but soon, his insistence and her dire financial affairs seem destined to lead to adultery. Who's the cheat?
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
16 audience votes
Key crew
- George AbbottDirector
- Harry HerveyScreenplay
Cast
- Tallulah BankheadElsa Carlyle
- Harvey StephensJeffrey Carlyle
- Irving PichelHardy Livingstone
- Jay FassettTerrell
- Ann AndrewsMrs. Albright
- William IngersollCroupier
- Hanaki YoshiwaraJapanese Servant
- Willard DashiellJudge
- Edward KeaneDefense Attorney
- Robert StrangeDistrict Attorney
- Porter HallLeslie (uncredited)
- Arthur HohlDefense Attorney (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
infidelityaddictionmoneylustgamblerpre-codeimpulsive