Directed by:
Robert FloreyScreenplay:
Sheridan GibneyCinematography:
Ernest HallerCast:
Kay Francis, Ricardo Cortez, Gene Raymond, John Halliday, Margaret Lindsay, Frank McHugh, Hardie Albright, Sheila Terry, Phillip Reed, Philip Faversham (more)Plots(1)
Floradora girl Peggy Martin has found a life she could only dream about. She's in love - real love - with a handsome man about town (Gene Raymond) who adores her. They marry and upon returning from a honeymoon cruise, Peggy finds he's purchased a breathtaking mansion in the nicest part of town. But times and fortunes will change, both for Peggy and her beloved 56th Street home. Kay Francis, queen of triple-hankie weepies, portrays Peggy in a brisk, decades-spanning melodrama that links the big turns of her life to the fading glory of her home. Break out the tissues when Peggy sacrifices her happiness for that of a young woman (Margaret Lindsay) in debt to gamblers - a woman who will never know Peggy is her supposedly long-dead mother. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Kay Francis
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Ricardo Cortez
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Gene Raymond
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John Halliday
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Frank McHugh
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Sheila Terry
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Philip Faversham
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Nella Walker
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Frank Darien
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Henry O'Neill
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Leo White
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Russ Powell
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Olaf Hytten
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