Acting
Aline MacMahon makes desperation feel like dignity.
Costume
Fur coats as status symbols and moral traps.

Director
Alfred E. Green
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Hollywood's final pre-Code months; the Production Code crackdown began weeks after release.
Aline MacMahon later called this her favorite role—she fought Warners for years to escape 'spinster' typecasting.