The scheme of a pair of married con artists goes awry when their victim dies, and they are both caught and imprisoned. When she gets out of prison, she tries to put her life back together.
Acting
Sylvia Sidney's eyes do more acting than most performers' entire bodies.
Direction
Gering knows when to linger on a face and when to cut away.
Director
Marion Gering
Sylvia Sidney
Mary Richards
George Raft
Harry Glynn
Lilian Bond
Muriel Stevens (as Lillian Bond)
William Harrigan
Jim Richards
Clarence Wilson
Sam Foster
Brooks Benedict
Tony
Robert McWade
Jerome Turner
Purnell Pratt
Prosecuting Attorney
Charles Middleton
Mr. Brewster
Oscar Apfel
The Warden
Lona Andre
Party Girl (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
Magnolia (uncredited)
Dave O'Brien
Party Boy (uncredited)
Gail Patrick
Party Girl (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made mere months before the Hays Code enforcement began, this is essentially a time capsule of what Hollywood could show before morality policing took over.
George Raft reportedly hated this role and tried to buy out his contract—ironic since it's one of his most human performances.
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