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1931 | 76m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Clarence Brown |
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| Writer: | Lenore J. Coffee |
| Staring: |
| Marion is a factory worker who hopes to trade the assembly line for a beautiful penthouse apartment. Mark Whitney, a wealthy and influential lawyer, can make her dreams come true, but, there is only one problem; he will give her everything except a marriage proposal. Will this affair ever lead to marriage? | |
| Release Date: | Nov 21, 1931 |
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| Director: | Clarence Brown |
| Writer: | Lenore J. Coffee |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | factory worker, self sacrifice, lawyer, mistress, black and white, break-up, love affair, pre-code, contractor, political candidate, luxury apartment, rich man, kept woman, smear campaign |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,522,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joan Crawford | Marian Martin aka 'Mrs. Moreland' |
| Clark Gable | Mark Whitney |
| Wallace Ford | Al Manning |
| Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | Wally Stuart |
| Frank Conroy | Horace Travers |
| Marjorie White | Vernice LaVerne |
| John Miljan | John Driscoll |
| Clara Blandick | Mrs. Martin |
| Wade Boteler | Campaign Rally Heckler (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Signor Martini (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Francis Ford | Drunken Husband (uncredited) |
| Mary Gordon | Woman at Political Rally (uncredited) |
| Jack Pennick | Campaign Rally Heckler (uncredited) |
| Larry Steers | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Walter Walker | Whitney for Governor Supporter (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William LeVanway | Editor |
| Oliver T. Marsh | Director of Photography |
| George Hurrell Sr. | Still Photographer |
| Samuel Cohen | Assistant Camera |
| Charles Maxwell | Music |
| Lenore J. Coffee | Screenplay |
| Charles Dorian | Assistant Director |
| Clarence Brown | Director |
| Edgar Selwyn | Theatre Play |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Adrian | Costume Design |
| Douglas Shearer | Sound Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Clarence Brown | Producer |
| Irving Thalberg | Producer |
| Harry Rapf | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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