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)
(more)Cast
![Barbara Stanwyck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/423/162423656_154a6e.png)
Barbara Stanwyck
USA
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Ball of Fire (1941)
![Van Heflin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/348/164348385_0e06d1.png)
Van Heflin
USA
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
Act of Violence (1948)
Once a Thief (1965)
![Charles Coburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/349/164349830_e89eb8.png)
Charles Coburn
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Kings Row (1942)
![Richard Hart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/687/160687482_b88073.jpg)
Richard Hart
USA
Best movies:
The Black Book (1949)
![Keenan Wynn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/570/164570664_651bb6.jpg)
Keenan Wynn
USA
Best movies:
![Margaret Lindsay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272464_9bb76f.jpg)
Margaret Lindsay
USA
Best movies:
Scarlet Street (1945)
Jezebel (1938)
'G' Men (1935)
![Spring Byington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505193_bf0e6d.jpg)
Spring Byington
USA
Best movies:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
Jezebel (1938)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
![Marshall Thompson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871855_c9360e.jpg)
Marshall Thompson
USA
Best movies:
The Valley of Decision (1945)
Devil's Doorway (1950)
The Tall Target (1951)
![Barbara Laage](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/448/448880_9d7691.jpg)
Barbara Laage
France
Best movies:
Bed and Board (1970)
La Putain respectueuse (1952)
Paris Blues (1961)
![Matt Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677230_91eb74.jpg)
Matt Moore
Ireland
Best movies:
Spellbound (1945)
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Plymouth Adventure (1952)
Sam Harris
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
![Harold Miller](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/975/160975967_38771f.jpg)
Harold Miller
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
![Frank Mayo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/090/161090820_2f0134.jpg)
Frank Mayo
USA
Best movies:
Easter Parade (1948)
Action in the North Atlantic (1943)
Gilda (1946)
![Pierre Watkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/382/165382787_ca6f45.jpg)
Pierre Watkin
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
James Conaty
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
![Billy Engle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/995/159995722_88400e.jpg)
Billy Engle
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
![William Tannen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/160/160160352_bf4539.jpg)
William Tannen
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Love Crazy (1941)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
![Helen Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/178/160178709_1612fb.jpg)
Helen Brown
USA
Best movies:
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Anthony Adverse (1936)
The Set-Up (1949)
![Helen Spring](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/274/160274023_9e01ea.jpg)
Helen Spring
USA
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Caged (1950)
![Hal K. Dawson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/280/160280124_4b6f32.jpg)
Hal K. Dawson
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Teacher's Pet (1958)