One day I might've seen all Barbara Stanwyck's movies, but I fear I still have far to go as she has an outstandingly large back catalogue and that is both terrifying and exciting!
Barbara plays Carolyn, an independent and headstrong gal working as a fashion model who is entranced by Michael, an engineer with hardly any money who happens to say all the right things to her. On a whim, they decide to get married, but soon after Carolyn realises that Michael is utterly useless with money, doesn't save and spends what they don't have. To make matters worse, he convinced her to give up the job she loved, and they are now living on a shoestring of his meagre earnings and she is barely seeing a penny. But when you are in financial difficulty, sometimes people appear out of the blue to make things better, and this is what happens. The only problem is, the person that appears to offer financial support is her old love, romantic playboy Hugh who is still besotted by her and willing to do anything to make her happy. It doesn't take long for Carolyn to start wondering whether her marriage was a bad idea, and she is becoming increasingly fond of Hugh again. It's not going to end happily for anyone.
Good film, love Stanwyck.
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