Storyline

Art student John Hayden interrupts his studies in Greece to head his father's meat packing business on his father's death. He marries social climber Martha who taunts him for his ideals regarding worker happiness and meat purity. He begins supporting the musical career of singer Laura. During the Spanish American war he sells the Army tainted meat. Martha puts detectives on him and Laura. Indicted for fraud, he flees to Greece.—Ed Stephan

Plot Keywords

business owner, theodore roosevelt, mother, wife, opera singer, socialite, melodramatic, passionate, emotional, athens, greece, apartment, courtroom, family home, chicago, fraud, love triangle, infidelity, family business, failing marriage, opera, transformation, fall, wretched excess, 1910s

Short Review

This film bit off more than it could chew. At first, the thirty-year time span seemed pioneering for 1932, but as it lumbers on everything becomes routine and boring. It's still worth it to see Robinson, Francis, and the other actors as they appeared in 1932. The plot was not perfect and needed some paring down, and the ending left something to be desired, but this is a film you should see.

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