The Toy Wife
1938 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
"The toy wife" or how to spoil your own life and the lives of others by being fickle and frivolous. This is the story of Gilberte, a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl who charms, attracts and seduces all the men she meets. Back in Louisiana after a stay in France, she will steal her fiancé from her loving and beloved sister Louise. Once married with George, she will prove a poor mother for little Georgie, a poor manager of the plantation and an unfaithful wife. She indeed starts an affair with André, the dashing young man she actually loves. Tragedy will ensue.
Direction Richard Thorpe
Cast Luise Rainer · Melvyn Douglas · Robert Young · Barbara O'Neil · H.B. Warner · Alma Kruger · Libby Taylor · Teresa Harris · Walter Kingsford · Clinton Rosemond · Clarence Muse · Leonard Penn · Alan Perl
Soundtrack Edward Ward
Screenplay Zoe Akins · Augustin Daly · Ludovic Halévy · Henri Meilhac
Cinematography Oliver T. Marsh
Original title The Toy Wife
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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