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25/09/1936 Drama 1h 15m
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What was the sin of Craig's wife?

Overview

Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her relationship with domestic service and family members.

  1. Dorothy Arzner

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Rosalind Russell

    Harriet Craig

  2. John Boles

    Walter Craig

  3. Billie Burke

    Mrs. Frazier

  4. Jane Darwell

    Mrs. Harold

  5. Dorothy Wilson

    Ethel Landreth

  6. Alma Kruger

    Miss Austen

  7. Thomas Mitchell

    Fergus Passmore

  8. Raymond Walburn

    Billy Birkmire

  9. Elisabeth Risdon

    Mrs. Landreth

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-03-17
This isn't one of Rosalind Russell's better outings, but she still dominates the proceedings as the over-bearing and rather shallow "Harriet". She has come from an ordinary background and married the doting "Walter" (John Boles) so she can have the perfect, sterile, home. Next door, "Mrs. Frazier" (Billie Burke) nurtures her roses and it's a after a visit from her to "Aunt Ellen" (Alma Kruger) that this outwardly idyllic scenario starts to show some cracks. It becomes clear to us, indeed to all but poor old "Walter", that she is not exactly highly thought of and after a contretemps with his au...read the rest
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