Psychiatrist finds herself falling for her patient.Psychiatrist finds herself falling for her patient.Psychiatrist finds herself falling for her patient.
Isabelle Keith
- Nurse Carter
- (as Claudelle Kaye)
George Beranger
- Prince Hassan
- (uncredited)
A.S. 'Pop' Byron
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
- Man at Hospital Benefit
- (uncredited)
Jay Eaton
- Man at Hospital Benefit
- (uncredited)
Earl Eby
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Jim Farley
- Policeman in Bar
- (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
- Photographer
- (uncredited)
June Glory
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
Sam Hayes
- Sam Hayes - Radio Announcer
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to an article in the 24 March 1935 edition of the New York Times, Merle Oberon was originally cast in the role of Lillian.
- GoofsAt the end of the film, Mary hands Dr. Frazier a cup of tea twice between shots.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Complicated Women (2003)
Featured review
1930's culture does not mute the universal theme of dying to romantic pulls when helping a client.
A female psychiatrist in the 1930's eschews marriage for the indefinite present to the male doctor that she is in love with, a man of great character who waits only for her and who courts her constantly. She fears that marriage will mean no career (1930's women's issue)and she is excited about the newness of psychiatry and her potential. He refers to her the case of a suicidal social lite who is in love with an alcoholic. She succeeds with them both, only for an imperceptible attachment to the alcoholic to emerge full blown, to her embarrassment. The young alcoholic openly professes his love for the one who healed him, and the suicidal social lite, now wife to the alcoholic, expresses her venom. In a classic scene of timeless relevance, the psychiatrist does not reciprocate her obvious feelings, but dies to them, pressing the now sober young man not to relapse, and pressing him to be the strong one for his new bride as she, the doctor, has been the strong one for him as her patient. She tells him that "doing what is right" has its own "greater ecstasy." The young couple reunite happily, and the psychiatrist finds that the steady, true love of her doctor friend holds up through the obviously painful ordeal. 1930's culture and women's issues should not blur the impact and powerful relevance of the theme of dying to self interest to find fulfillment on a higher level.
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- coatneys
- May 17, 2005
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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