Summaries

The neglected wife of a high profile attorney dallies with a unscrupulous womanizer and finds herself involved in blackmail and murder.

Evelyn Prentice is the respected wife of a high-profile New York attorney. Despite the prestige and status she enjoys, she feels neglected and out of boredom becomes involved with an unscrupulous womanizing poet, who gives her the attention she craves. She eventually finds herself a victim of blackmail and becomes involved in his murder. When another woman is accused of the crime, she begs her husband to defend her.—duke1029

Evelyn Prentice is the neglected wife of a prominent lawyer who suspects her husband of taking up with a beautiful client. Evelyn is hurt and undertakes a rendezvous with a conniving poet and playwright who has been courting her but has a jealous girlfriend. Evelyn's ditsy friend and house guest acts as confidant and when the dalliance turns disastrous Evelyn finds herself involved in blackmail and murder. Now, her marriage and the future happiness of her little daughter are in jeopardy.—J. Spurlin

Details

Keywords
  • two word title
  • character name as title
  • wife
  • crying woman
  • powell and loy
Genres
  • Mystery
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Nov 8, 1934
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English French
Filming locations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Cosmopolitan Productions

Box office

Budget $498000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 19m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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