Dir. Frank Borzage · Starring Joan Crawford, Margaret Sullavan, Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas, Fay Bainter, Allyn Joslyn · Music Franz Waxman
“NOW Joan's a Dancing Bride in a New Heart Drama!”
DramaRomance
A nightclub dancer shakes the foundations of a wealthy farming family after she marries into it.
VIBE
A simmering pot of unspoken resentments and societal pressures boils over. This classic drama explores the delicate dance of family dynamics, where love and contempt collide under the weight of expectation.
melancholictensedramaticbittersweetsteadyclassic Hollywood dramastage adaptationcharacter-drivenfamily conflictresentmentclass differencesforbidden love
dancernightclubbased on play or musicalfamily relationshipsin-lawsnewlywedsister-in-lawresentmentcontemptdomineeringbrother brother relationship