The read
It runs a compact 1h 14m.
Synopsis
The marriage of an advertising man is jeopardized when he gets a chance to sell a novel he's been working on and quits his job to concentrate on writing. In order to support the family, the wife is forced to take a job as a dancer in a Broadway show. As the marriage begins to fall apart, complications ensue when she discovers that she's pregnant.
Ratings
IMDb5.6/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- A. Edward SutherlandDirector
- Eve UnsellScreenplay
- John LeipoldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard 'Skeets' GallagherBarney Hatfield
- Stuart ErwinStranger
- Carole LombardAnne Merrick
- Lilyan TashmanPolly Griscom
- Norman FosterSteve Merrick
- Edward NugentGeorge Kent
- Theodore von EltzGilbert Morrell
- Joyce ComptonLuella May Carroll
- Eulalie JensenMrs. Kent ("Sugar")
- Harry BeresfordMr. Platt
- Effie EllslerMrs. Platt
- Pat MoriarityKelly, Bootlegger
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Themes
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