Notably the first film of Bette Davis's career (and it shows!) as well as one of the few to star the beautiful and tragic Sidney Fox, this romantic drama centres around, two sisters, one named Marianne and the other named Laura. Marianne is naïve but manipulative, and when she falls for conman Valentine, he convinces her to sign over her father's money, a move which leaves everyone devastated. The real distress however is when Valentine marries Marianne and then abandons her on their wedding night, leaving her in such a state that she comes crawling back to her ex lover. Valentine isn't done yet however, and soon reappears, and turns his attentions to Laura.
Not a particularly strong film, but one that fans of Davis should be aware of.
Bette Davis was apparently so devastated by her performance in this film that she left the screening early and cried all the way home, what a contrast to the gutsy, feisty woman she turned into in later years. If only she had known how popular she would become.
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