Ruth Chatterton

Frisco Jenny Sandoval (Ruth Chatterton) was pregnant by the young man she loved when he died in the 1906 earthquake--before their wedding. Alone, Frisco Jenny gives her baby up for adoption then fends for herself the only way she can--by selling her body, rising to the top of the world's oldest profession. But the son she gave up is now the San Francisco district attorney and leads a crusade to end prostitution in the city. When an underworld associate learns of the relationship and threatens to blackmail the district attorney, Frisco Jenny kills him before he can reveal his secret. And she goes to the gallows, convicted for the murder by her own son, rather than reveal the secret that would destroy him.

The richest woman in the world (Ruth Chatterton) has everything money can buy. But with her heart torn between her faithless husband and an ardent writer (George Brent), she can't have the one thing every woman wants: happiness. Herbert Hoover was still President and the Depression was at its most depressing when this delicious wallow in uptown romance hit the Bijou, featuring an electric performance by young Bette Davis as a society girl also enamored of the writer. This wasn't the end of Davis' relationship with Brent. They would make 11 films together, including Jezebel and Dark Victory. It wasn't the end of the Chatterton-Brent relationship, either: the on-screen lovers married soon after the film opened.

The wife of a French diplomat, forcibly separated from her young son, will meet him again in 20 years as his client when she stands trial for murder.

Linda Gault is a luxury loving wife who casually seduces other men, even getting investment tips from one of her lovers. Linda is devastated by the stock market crash of 1929 when her husband, Geoffrey, loses their fortune due to a bad tip. The Gaults must decide what is most important in their relationship - or if they are better off apart.

A retired auto manufacturer and his wife take a long-planned European vacation only to find that they want very different things from life.