At a young age, Marry
Donnell was married to a gangster and she soon became a widow. There was a scandal and the newspapers
have not forgotten about Mary or about her husband. She has been able to secure a good job despite her past
with a successful lawyer. She
meets the son of a client, Jack Merrick and they elope. Merrick, Sr. is not at all happy about
this turn of events and he breaks up the marriage. Jack goes to Paris and he marries again to Flip. Jack has been drinking and they get
into a car accident that leaves Flip in a wheelchair. Jack and Merrick, Sr. aren’t aware that Mary has had Jack's
son. The child is four years old
when Jack comes to see Mary. He
finds out he has a son and Merrick, Sr. immediately attempts to take the child.
There is so much
drama!! Jack and his wife are in a
coma. It’s Jack’s fault his wife
is in a wheelchair. He still loves
Mary. Of course, he wants Mary and
the child. What about the wife in
the wheelchair??? In black and
white and so many problems, dated but I did like the hairstyles and the
clothing. I liked watching Bette’s
expressive eyes. No wonder there is a song, Bette Davis Eyes! 2 ½* (This movie
is so-so)
93
min, Drama directed by Edmund Goulding with Bette Davis Henry Fonda, Anita
Louise, Ian Hunter, Donald Crisp, Hugh O’Connell.
Note: Imdb 7.0 out of 10, 42% audience on
Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.1* out of 5* with 23 reviews.
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