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How long will it last?
DramaRomancefactory workerself sacrificelawyermistressblack and whitebreak-uplove affairpre-codecontractorpolitical candidateluxury apartmentrich man
A pre-code drama about a working-class woman's moral compromise in pursuit of wealth and status through an affair with a powerful married man.
Marion is a factory worker who hopes to trade the assembly line for a beautiful penthouse apartment. Mark Whitney, a wealthy and influential lawyer, can make her dreams come true, but, there is only one problem; he will give her everything except a marriage proposal. Will this affair ever lead to marriage?
Essence
Ensemble
Joan Crawford
Marian Martin aka 'Mrs. Moreland'
Clark Gable
Mark Whitney
Wallace Ford
Al Manning
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Wally Stuart
Frank Conroy
Horace Travers
Marjorie White
Vernice LaVerne
John Miljan
John Driscoll
Clara Blandick
Mrs. Martin
Wade Boteler
'Answer That One' Heckler (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Signor Martini - Party Guest (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Drunken Husband (uncredited)
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