Ruth Chatterton is the wife of Raymond Walburn. When she is rescued by a lifeguard at a hotel, she responds with laughter in stead of the expected hysterics. Walburn sues for divorce on the grounds of infidelity, and during the trial, she laughs again; Walburn's lawyer, Clive Brook, makes a point of this and the jury finds for Walburn, awarding him custody of their daughter. Miss Chatterton is spurned by society ladies, but the men don't mind, so she meets Brook again.
Brook spends most of the movie playing a stiff, which makes this a chance for Miss Chatterton to show a wide range of emotions in her performance. Clearly, this was intended as a vehicle for her. The result is a movie that doesn't interest me terribly, since it's a tearjerker about women for women, and so clearly slanted in her favor that the conclusions it draws seem uninteresting. Nonetheless, Miss Chatterton gives a fine performance, as one would expect.
Other well-known performers herein include Nat Pendleton and Nedda Harrington in her screen debut.
Brook spends most of the movie playing a stiff, which makes this a chance for Miss Chatterton to show a wide range of emotions in her performance. Clearly, this was intended as a vehicle for her. The result is a movie that doesn't interest me terribly, since it's a tearjerker about women for women, and so clearly slanted in her favor that the conclusions it draws seem uninteresting. Nonetheless, Miss Chatterton gives a fine performance, as one would expect.
Other well-known performers herein include Nat Pendleton and Nedda Harrington in her screen debut.