
Mary Donnell was married at sixteen to a gangster and soon widowed. She works for unhappily married lawyer Lloyd Rogers. A client's son Jack elopes with her, but his father tracks them down and has the marriage annulled. Mary has a son. Unaware of this, the father remarries; his new wife is crippled in an auto accident. The lawyer, now dying, tells Mary he has left her money for her and her son, Rogers' widow suspects her husband may have been the father. Jack's ruthless fath... (Full plot summary below)
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Mary Donnell was married at sixteen to a gangster and soon widowed. She works for unhappily married lawyer Lloyd Rogers. A client's son Jack elopes with her, but his father tracks them down and has the marriage annulled. Mary has a son. Unaware of this, the father remarries; his new wife is crippled in an auto accident. The lawyer, now dying, tells Mary he has left her money for her and her son, Rogers' widow suspects her husband may have been the father. Jack's ruthless father , upon learning that he is the grandparent of the child, threatens legal action to gain custody, but his son wants no part in separating little Jackie from his mother. Further, he reasserts his love for Mary and promises he will ask his now handicapped wife, Flip, for a divorce so that Jackie will have a real family. He instructs Mary to pack her belongings and get Jackie ready to leave so that the three can start a new life together. Before Jack has a chance to inform his now-handicapped wife, Flip, of these stunning developments, Flip pays an unexpected visit to Mary's apartment. To Mary's surprise, Flip makes a heartfelt, selfless plea for her to take Jack and make him happy as (in her words) she could no longer do. Mary is so struck by the offer and by Flip's true love for Jack, that she not only decides to cancel her plans to reunite with Jack, but also to ask Jack to adopt Jackie and, along with Flip, give him a 'proper' life in society. Jack enters the apartment and, in a whispered chat with Mary, is prevented from telling Flip that he ever had any intention of leaving her.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIf you like the pic, it's clearly because of Bette Davis. |
| User ReviewGreg Wgood rom-dram heats up chemistry between fonda and davis for next year's 'jezebel" |
| User ReviewDonna Lgood melo-drama just re-watched 5/16/2011 great chemistry between fonda & davis repeated the next year with their teaming in jezebel |
| User Reviewjay nStandard weepie elevated by Bette and Henry. Anita Louise steals her one scene with some of the best acting she ever did. |
| User ReviewMason WThat Certain Woman starring my all time favorite Bette Davis from 1937 is a good Warner Bros film. This film teams Henry Fonda alongside Bette Davis as a couple whom face many obsticles. She has a passed with a man on the wrong side of the law and is not allowed to move on from it. Check this out film buffs!!! |
| User ReviewJames HEARLY BETTE DAVIS FILM, NOT ONE OF HER BEST, BUT SHE STILL SHINES WITH A FINE PERFORMANCE. BETTE PLAYS A BAD GIRL TRYING TO TURN HER LIFE AROUND FOR THE BETTER. HENRY FONDA DOES A RESPECTABLE JOB IN HIS ROLE AND IS WELL CAST. |