The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
Lally is a rich girl whose father writes books and plays polo. After 23 years of marriage her father decides to divorce Lally's mother and remarry to soon-to-be-divorced Beth Cheever. This sours Lally on all men. While on vacation with her mother she meets Jack, who succeeds in stealing her heart. Then Lally discovers that Jack is the son of Beth Cheever, the woman who is to marry her father.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Frances MarionScreenplay
- E. Mason HopperDirector
Cast
- Norma ShearerLucia 'Lally' Marlett
- Robert MontgomeryJohn 'Jack' Douglas Cheever
- Lewis StoneHenry 'Hal' Marlett
- Belle BennettHarriet Marlett
- Helene MillardBeth Cheever
- Cecil CunninghamAunt Caroline
- Henry HebertUncle Nate
- Mary DoranSuzanne
- June NashMildred
- Bess FlowersMiriam - Polo Player/Snooty Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
infidelityprayerloyaltyheart diseasemistressstormdivorcepre-codediving boardpoloestrangementperil