A marriage falls apart when a dutiful wife becomes the breadwinner after her husband loses his job. This angers him and after reveling in her humiliation, he leaves her. Fortunately, the wife lands on her feet, but not before she obtains closure with her brutish husband.
Acting
Beverly Garland's simmering resilience against Skip Homeier's volcanic insecurity.
Direction
Ned Hockman squeezes maximum claustrophobia from modest Arkansas locations.
Director
Ned Hockman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Beverly Garland was queen of low-budget 50s-60s genre films; this was one of her rare serious dramatic leads.
Released months before 'The Feminine Mystique,' it accidentally captures the brewing discontent Friedan would soon name.
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