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Director:
Frank Capra
Writers:
Dorothy Howell (continuity)
John Meehan (play)
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Release Date:
7 August 1931 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
After Florence Fallon's father is fired from the church where he preached for many years, she becomes embittered and loses faith... more | add synopsis
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Stanwyck is captivating more

Cast

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Barbara Stanwyck ... Florence 'Faith' Fallon
David Manners ... John Carson
Sam Hardy ... Bob Hornsby
Beryl Mercer ... Mrs. Higgins
Russell Hopton ... Bill Welford
Charles Middleton ... Simpson
Eddie Boland ... Collins
Thelma Hill ... Gussie
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In a pure "pre-code" moment, we see sister Fallon's chauffeur, Lou, give Horsby "the finger" (out of Horsby's sight) immediately after Horsby warns him about what he must do to keep his job. This scene surely would have been nixed by the Hays Office had the movie been made after 1934. more
Quotes:
Hornsby: Hiccups and Alleluiahs don't mix! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire (1991) (TV) more

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6 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
Stanwyck is captivating, 2 April 2002
Author: rsyung from United States

Stanwyck's performance in this early Capra film is underplayed, believable and quite charming. One can see how, from even this early stage, she was a performer of unique talents, perfectly suited for the new technology of sound. Her acting style is timeless, quite different from the histrionic style of the early talkies. Capra and Stanwyck took a story which could have been a ludicrously overplayed melodrama of the early 30's, and turned it into something quite captivating. Clever bits of exposition and some snappy dialogue round out this entertaining early entry in the Capra canon.

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