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The Easiest Way

1931 · 1h 13m · Drama, Romance · United States of America

A SOUL FOR SALE

A virtuous and innocent young woman uneasily gives in to the lavish attentions of a "sugar daddy" but then finds true love with a newspaperman her own age. But when he disappears on a long assignment, she is unable to support herself in Depression-era New York and returns to her previous arrangement, placing her in a predicament when he returns.

Directed by
Jack Conway
Written by
Edith Ellis
Starring
Constance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, Robert Montgomery, Anita Page
5.9Smart score

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coloradofamily relationshipsgreat depressionkept womanmistressmodelingpre-codetenement

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