French country girl Madelon falls for artist Larry, who leaves her after she becomes pregnant. She finds help from jewel thief Carlo, but he commits suicide when the police try to arrest him. Madelon is arrested and receives a ten year term in prison for assisting him in his profession. To support her son, who does not know that she's been in prison, she becomes a street walker, allowing him to attend medical school.... (Full plot summary below)
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French country girl Madelon falls for artist Larry, who leaves her after she becomes pregnant. She finds help from jewel thief Carlo, but he commits suicide when the police try to arrest him. Madelon is arrested and receives a ten year term in prison for assisting him in his profession. To support her son, who does not know that she's been in prison, she becomes a street walker, allowing him to attend medical school.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyHelen Hayes won her first Oscar for playing a self-sacrificing mother in this MGM soap opera, scripted by husband Charles MacArthur, which was part of femme-driven film cycle that included the Oscar-nominated Madame X and Sarah and Son. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.[Hayes] flogs her big moments until they're dead. |
| User ReviewAntonius BHelen Hayes is well worthy of the Oscar she won for her performance in this one. The role required her to play a young lover, single mother, wealthy socialite, prisoner, prostitute, and beaten-down old woman, and she did so brilliantly. I found her beautiful and a great actor, particularly at a time when overacting was the norm. The scene where she responds with a humorous puffy facial expression to a question about what someone is like is priceless. Her suggestions of lasciviousness using only her eyes are also great; while the movie is pre-Code and has a suggestive title, it's quite tame. We're all rooting for because she's been driven to such depths quite unfairly, and because she's made the incredible sacrifice of separating herself from her son, so that he can pursue being a doctor, unencumbered by her shame, which back then would have stopped him. It leads to a pretty syrupy ending, but was balanced for the most part, and the supporting cast is also strong. |
| User ReviewJohn Bcheck out hayes oscar winning performance here |
| User ReviewRob LEven though it's really cheesy and preposterous, it still has moments. Good acting jobs as well. |
| User ReviewDave JPossibly shocking for its time, but very tame and boring by today's standards. Yet another '30s melodrama in which a woman sacrifices everything in order to sustain a web of lies that she built to shield someone from harsh reality. Why do these movies always praise deception? I guess because if she were honest there'd be no movie. |
