It was filmed twice before: as a 1925 silent film (starring Agnes Ayres and Warner Baxter) and then as a 1929 sound film (with Ina Claire and Henry Daniell).- A married acquaintance has told her, ""Whatever you do, dearie, don""t get married."" Warned as strongly by the ladies of the street against their profession.Brutalized by her father, she creeps around, doomed o having a futile and tragic existence: "In every group there is one, weaker than the rest - the butt of uncouth wit or ill-temper.]Although it was an early 60s film, it followed a number of films from the 50s (some of which were youth exploitation films) hat portrayed the problems of youth, such asPicnic (1955)(another filming of a William Inge play),Rebel Without a Cause (1955)(with Natalie Wood), Kazan""s ownEast of Eden (1955),Peyton Place (1957),A Summer Place (1959), and the same year""s great musicalWest Side Story (1961).Brophy)].He accused his mistress Julia of two-timing and cheating on him, and pressured her to confess that she took the bonds and sold them.