The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
Poverty forces Jill Mackie to work in a department store, where she falls in love with its owner, Charles Hemingway. They form an illicit alliance when Mrs. Hemingway refuses to grant Charles a divorce. Eventually, Hemingway becomes ill and dies, leaving Jill a sum of money. She leaves the country and falls in love with a young man to whom she confides her past, but breaks with him when he suggests that they make a similar arrangement.
Ratings
TMDB8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Rowland V. LeeDirector
- Robert N. LeeScreenplay
Cast
- Percy MarmontCharles Hemingway
- Betty BoutonJill Mackie
- Malcolm McGregorHenry Adams
- Barbara TennantJane Mackie
- Grace MorseMay Mackie