In order to compete with MGM Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures produced a series of "female films", and this film was the first important work among them. George Emerson Blair’s stage play of the same name was unsuccessful, but the film combines simple and authentic performance with smooth director processing. It does not fall into the “female film” stereotype that pretends to be sentimental and manipulates the audience. A big success. The exciting plot, superb performances and box office appeal of the stars have attracted a large number of audiences, especially female audiences. The performance of the heroine Betty Davis is highly praised. She puts the protagonist's kind, capricious, fragile and arrogant personality and complexity His mentality and fluctuating emotions are well grasped, making the characters "deadly toward death".
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Extended Reading
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Judith: Confidentially, darling, this is more than a hangover.
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Judith: But I haven't time to be ill.