Directed by:
Robert Z. LeonardScreenplay:
Luther DavisCinematography:
Joseph RuttenbergCast:
Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Charles Coburn, Richard Hart, Keenan Wynn, Margaret Lindsay, Spring Byington, Marshall Thompson, Barbara Laage, Matt Moore (more)Plots(1)
Renowned for his Mr. Moto mysteries, John P. Marquand also penned novels that examined upper-strata society and made the page-to-screen transition: H.M. Pulham, Esq., The Late George Apley and B.F.'s Daughter. Barbara Stanwyck portrays Polly Fulton, a tycoon's daughter, in this glossy screen tale of the clash between haves and have- nots. She weds a left-wing professor (Van Heflin) who disdains her privileged lifestyle. When the prof meets professional failure, Polly secretly buys him a career. The stars, who struck sparks in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, prove again what an intense team they make. Charles Coburn as fiery B.F. and Keenan Wynn as a Machiavellian radio commentator add top support. (official distributor synopsis)
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Clarence Hennecke
USA
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Tom Fadden
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Ellinor Vanderveer
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Florence Wix
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Mary Jo Ellis
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Robert Emmett O'Connor
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Vera Marshe
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Wyndham Standing
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Mickey Martin
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David Newell
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Gene Coogan
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George Spaulding
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Boyd Davis
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Jean Fenwick
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Elspeth Dudgeon
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Fred Nurney
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Jack Lomas
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Allan Ray
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