A blackmailer preys on an actress who is trying to protect her daughter from her past.
Acting
Kay Francis delivers suffering like nobody's business.
Costume
Orry-Kelly gowns that scream 1935 sophistication.
Direction
LeRoy keeps it tight before his Warner epic era.
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Kay Francis
Stella Parish
Ian Hunter
Keith Lockridge
Paul Lukas
Stephan Norman
Sybil Jason
Gloria Parish
Jessie Ralph
Nana
Barton MacLane
Clifton Jeffords
Eddie Acuff
Dimmie
Joe Sawyer
Chuck (as Joseph Sawyer)
Walter Kingsford
Reeves
Harry Beresford
James
Robert Strange
Jed Duffy
Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Eily Malyon
Ship's Clothing Clerk (uncredited)
Ward Bond
Roman Soldier in Play (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kay Francis was Warner Bros.' highest-paid actress in 1935; this was one of four films she made that year.
The 'fallen woman redeemed' narrative was a staple of 1930s women's pictures, offering moral cover for audiences to enjoy scandalous stories.
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