Directed by:
James WhaleCinematography:
Arthur EdesonCast:
Mae Clarke, Douglass Montgomery, Doris Lloyd, Frederick Kerr, Bette Davis, Enid Bennett, Billy Bevan, Ethel Griffies, Louise Emmons, Elspeth DudgeonPlots(1)
Roy Cronin, a Canadian soldier in London on furlough, falls in love with Myra Deauville, unaware that she is a prostitute. She accepts his proposal of marriage just prior to his being shipped to the front. They visit his uncle, mother and sister for a weekend in the country. Myra realizes she cannot escape her past and, after Roy leaves, tells his mother about herself. Back in London she is killed in an air raid. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Mae Clarke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271152_846c14.jpg)
Mae Clarke
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Front Page (1931)
![Douglass Montgomery](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886293_be087b.jpg)
Douglass Montgomery
USA
Best movies:
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Little Women (1933)
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
![Doris Lloyd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/545/160545400_b264c7.jpg)
Doris Lloyd
UK
Best movies:
The Sound of Music (1965)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
To Each His Own (1946)
![Frederick Kerr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/878/160878228_5d24fa.jpg)
Frederick Kerr
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (1931)
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
![Bette Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/676/161676274_7ae3de.jpg)
Bette Davis
USA
Best movies:
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
All About Eve (1950)
The Little Foxes (1941)
![Enid Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886182_3fdd19.jpg)
Enid Bennett
Australia
Best movies:
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Robin Hood (1922)
Waterloo Bridge (1931)
![Billy Bevan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/763/157763570_727602.jpg)
Billy Bevan
Australia
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Rebecca (1940)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
![Ethel Griffies](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000334_f7aede.jpg)
Ethel Griffies
UK
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
Louise Emmons
USA
Best movies:
West of Zanzibar (1928)
Robin Hood (1922)
King Kong (1933)
Elspeth Dudgeon
UK
Best movies:
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)