| Release Date: | May 1942 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Runtime: | 97 min |
| Cast: | Bette Davis (Stanley Timberlake) Olivia de Havilland (Roy Timberlake) George Brent (Craig Fleming) Dennis Morgan (Peter Kingsmill) Charles Coburn (William Fitzroy) Frank Craven (Asa Timberlake) Billie Burke (Lavinia Timberlake) Hattie McDaniel (Minerva Clay) Lee Patrick (Betty Wilmoth) Mary Servoss (Charlotte Fitzroy) Ernest Anderson (Parry Clay) William B. Davidson (Jim Purdy) Edward Fielding (Dr. Buchanan) John Hamilton (Inspector) William Forrest (Forest Ranger) Eddie Acuff (Worker (uncredited)) Walter Baldwin (Worker (uncredited)) Al Bridge (Worker (uncredited)) Walter Brooke (Cab Driver (uncredited)) Eddy Chandler (Policeman Fallon (uncredited)) Dudley Dickerson (Waiter (uncredited)) Frank Fanning (Detective with Millett (uncredited)) Ruth Ford (Young Mother (uncredited)) Eddie Graham (Police Telephone Operator #2...) Jester Hairston (Black Man in Jail (uncredited)) Herbert Heywood (Worker (uncredited)) Walter Huston (Bartender (uncredited)) Freddie Jackson (Black Man in Jail (uncredited)) Fred Kelsey (Jailer (uncredited)) Reid Kilpatrick (Announcer (voice) (uncredited)) Frank Mayo (Policeman in Car (uncredited)) Sam McDaniel (Black Man in Jail (uncredited)) Patrick McVey (Man (uncredited)) Billy Mitchell (Black Man in Jail (uncredited)) Ernest Morrison (Black Man in Jail (uncredited)) Lee Phelps (Police Telephone Operator (uncredited)) George Reed (Fitzroy's Butler (uncredited)) Napoleon Simpson (Black Man in Jail (uncredited)) Elliott Sullivan (Worker (uncredited)) Billy Wayne (Customer (uncredited)) Buck Woods (Black Man in Jail (uncredited)) |
A young woman (Stanley Timberlake) dumps her fiancée (Craig Fleming) and runs off with her sister's (Roy Timberlake) husband (Peter Kingsmill). They marry, settle in Baltimore, and Stanley ultimately drives Peter to drink and suicide. Stanley returns home to Richmond only to learn that her sister Roy and old flame Craig have fallen in love and plan to marry. The jealous and selfish Stanley attempts to win back Craig's affections, but her true character is revealed when, rather than take the rap herself, she attempts to pin a hit and run accident on the young black clerk (Parry Clay) who works in Craig's law office.
