'The toy wife' or how to spoil your own life and the lives of others by being fickle and frivolous. This is the story of Gilberte, a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl who charms, attracts and seduces all the men she meets. Back in Louisiana after a stay in France, she will steal her fianc� from her loving and beloved sister Louise. Once married with George, she will prove a poor mother for little Georgie, a poor manager of the plantation and an unfaithful wife. She indeed starts an affair with Andr�, the dashing young man she actually loves. Tragedy will ensue.
Directed byRichard Thorpe
Written byZoe Akins (screen play)
CountryUSA
Runtime96 min
On screen
Luise Rainer
Melvyn Douglas
Robert Young
Barbara O'Neil