The Easiest Way
A SOUL FOR SALE
1931 | 73m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Jack Conway |
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| Writer: | Edith Ellis |
| Staring: |
| Growing up in a poor working-class family, Laura decides not to marry the boy-next-door and instead accepts wealthy, older Will Brockton's invitation to move in with him. After falling in love with young up-and-coming newsman Jack Madison she leaves Brockton to wait for Madison's return from a long assignment. She runs out of money and becomes desperate, returning again to Brockton who, upon learning of Madison's sudden arrival, tells Laura she must inform Madison of her living situation or he will. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 07, 1931 |
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| Director: | Jack Conway |
| Writer: | Edith Ellis |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | colorado, great depression, family relationships, mistress, tenement, pre-code, modeling, kept woman |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Constance Bennett | Laura Murdock |
| Adolphe Menjou | William 'Will' Brockton |
| Robert Montgomery | Jack Madison |
| Anita Page | Peg Murdock Feliki |
| Marjorie Rambeau | Elfie St. Clair |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | Ben Murdock |
| Clara Blandick | Agnes Murdock |
| Clark Gable | Nick Feliki |
| John Harron | Laura's Suitor Chris Swoboda (uncredited) |
| Hedda Hopper | Mrs. Clara Williams (uncredited) |
| Charles Judels | Mr. Gensler (uncredited) |
| Andy Shuford | Bobby Murdock (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jack Conway | Director |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| John J. Mescall | Director of Photography |
| Frank Sullivan | Editor |
| René Hubert | Costume Design |
| Robert A. Golden | Assistant Director |
| Al Shenberg | Assistant Director |
| Eugene Walter | Theatre Play |
| Edith Ellis | Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hunt Stromberg | Producer |
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