Nothing too special here, but worth a viewing for Stanwyck fans, as it presents her in a less melodramatic vehicle than most of her 30s programmer fare. She plays a nightclub singer who agrees to become a mail-order bride in order to escape an aggressive mobster suitor (Lyle Talbot, who seems extraordinarily gentle for a gangster). Her new husband (George Brent) is offended when she spurns him on their wedding night, and it takes the remainder of the film for Stanwyck's character's inexplicable fascination with him to bear fruit.
I found the pace perfect, I thought the fight scenes were interesting, but not much else about the direction or the film-making in general are noteworthy. There's a decent supporting cast, and Snub Pollard has a nice moment as a drunk harmonica player.
I found the pace perfect, I thought the fight scenes were interesting, but not much else about the direction or the film-making in general are noteworthy. There's a decent supporting cast, and Snub Pollard has a nice moment as a drunk harmonica player.