The read
It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Under a complicated bequest from her uncle, Myrtle stands to inherit $2,000,000 if her ex-husband doesn't have any male heirs on the way, else he gets the cash. She journies from New York to England, and finally tracks him down with his heavily pregnant new wife. Should she try and woo him back or challenge the legality of the new marriage?
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Muriel BoxDirector
Cast
- Shelley WintersMyrtle La Mar
- Peggy CumminsDorothy Rapallo
- John GregsonTony Rapallo
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteStarke
- Mona WashbourneMidwife Appleby
- Maurice KaufmannElmer the Pianist
- Joan SimsTelephone Operator
- Aubrey MatherDr. Cameron
- Hal OsmondLivingston Potts
- Hartley PowerCy Daniel
- John WarrenWaiter
- Fred BergerFurrier
Themes
babyenglandmoneyinheritancewoman directormarital mixup