Hell Hath No Fury Like a Wife Starved for Love!
Director: William Keighley
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
A woman murders her husband's mistress and someone else gets accused of the crime.
65 min
Rating: 5.7/10
Released
Top Cast
Ruth Chatterton
Francoise Mollet
Adolphe Menjou
Paul Mollet
Claire Dodd
Odette Florey
George Barbier
Chautard
Douglass Dumbrille
Cartier (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Noel Madison
Costelli
Movie Info
Director: William Keighley
Producer: Hal B. Wallis
Production Companies: First National Pictures
Countries: United States of America
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CinemaSerf:
"Moliet" (Adolphe Menjou) is under pressure from his mistress "Odette" (Claire Dodd) to end his marriage and come live with her. He is reluctant, but his hand is forced when his wife (Ruth Chatterton) overhears a bit of conversation that causes her to preempt things by shooting her rival - conveniently, as it happens, as hoodlum "Costelli" is nearby, apprehended and convicted of the crime. Thing is, "Moliet" knows who really killed his lover and she knows he knows, so their home life becomes something quite attritional with "Francoise" determined to keep her man at all costs and he equally determined, though rather benignly, that she will come to terms with the ramifications of her actions and, he hopes, do the right thing. Will she, though? The film here isn't really anything more than a standard revenge drama, but Chatterton's role offers her a chance to play the increasingly troubled character with some deft. Her gradual realisation of the impact of her actions - on her, her husband and even on the man who will take the rap, gradually makes her ill and lifeless and she performs this latter part of the role so as to encourage us to feel almost sympathetic for her. Menjou does fine as a conduit for his co-star to shine here and though the denouement is a bit of a let down, it's still worth a watch to remember that Ruth Chatterton's move into sound pictures was a great deal smoother than many.