She married into wealth, became a mother, and still got the boot — 1931 didn't play nice.
Poor working-class girl Stella marries wealthy Sidney Brock, recently jilted by his fiancée and social equal Connie. The two go through contentious times with the Brock patriarch, but when Stella becomes a mother, she seems to becomes accepted, although it's used as a way to shift Sidney's and the child's affections from her. Connie comes back into their lives, now seeking to reclaim Sidney, and manipulates the situation to convince Stella that he's been seeing her. So Stella decides to get a divorce, but fortunately, Sidney becomes aware of the deception in time.
Acting
Rose Hobart's slow-burn dignity while everything collapses.
Production
Glimpses of opulent 1931 sets — we'll never see them again.
Director
John G. Adolfi
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