The Constant Woman (1933)
When a wife and mother abandons her family for the footlights of Broadway, then dies in a tragic accident, revealing long-held secrets, the husband turns to alcohol to cope. But an actress from his traveling theatre troupe sees his pain and stands by him and the boy through benders, financial difficulties, and misunderstandings until the three begin to present as a functional family.
- Date of release
- 1933-03-12
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Director
- Victor Schertzinger
Casting
- Conrad Nagel — Walt Underwood
- Leila Hyams — Lou
- Tommy Conlon — Jimmie Underwood
- Claire Windsor — Marlene Underwood
- Stanley Fields — Beef - Stagehand
- Fred Kohler — Speakeasy Bouncer
- Alexander Carr — J.J. Brock
- Robert Ellis — Leading Man
- Lionel Belmore — Character Man
- Ruth Clifford — Speakeasy Floozie
Interesting facts
The Constant Woman (1933), also known as Auction in Souls and Hell in a Circus, is an American Pre-Code film directed by Victor Schertzinger. It is based on the 1913 Eugene O'Neill play Recklessness.
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