The read
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
The screenplay for this mystery is based upon a story suggested to Liberty Magazine by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is the tale of a prominent lawyer who shocks his snooty friends, family and colleagues by abruptly abandoning his successful practice and his wife to find true happiness. He soon falls in love with another woman and continues to keep a low profile until he learns that his first wife stands accused of murdering him
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 24 points higher than audiences do.
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Phil RosenDirector
- Nathanael WestScreenplay
- Lester ColeScreenplay
- Hugo RiesenfeldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Henry WilcoxonJames Blake
- Betty FurnessCharlotte Brown
- Sidney BlackmerGeorge Sartos
- Evelyn BrentIlka Blake
- Barnett ParkerRoger
- Mel RuickAndrew
- Wade BotelerFloyd, the sheriff
- Si JenksEarl
- John WrayShane
- Guy UsherPolice Lieutenant
- Robert HomansSergeant
- Arthur AylesworthJoe Reed
Stills
Themes
disappearancemillionaire