Top cast:Henry B. Walthall,Dorothy West,Grace Henderson
Director:Scott Stewart
Genre:Drama
Region:Lebanon
Year:2001
Storyline:The tension-filled, dialogue-heavy plot and character study (with many wordless reaction close-up shots), was beautifully filmed with Karl Freund""s B/W cinematography and supplemented with Max Steiner""s bombastic musical score.Edmund was openly condescending toward Matty, whom he called oo "dumb" to understand his business dealings with The Breakers.The wife slowly rises and enters their bedroom, where she waits helplessly for her husband and sobs with her head buried in a pillow next to their young child.Margo""s maid, friend and companion Birdie Coonan (Thelma Ritter) reacts negatively to Margo""s put-on performance in Eve""s presence:"When she gets like this - all of a sudden, she""s playin"" Hamlet""s mother"- after which Margo suggests that Birdie retreat to the bathroom.