The Toy Wife

1938· 96 min★ 5.8· Drama, History

'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.

Cast: Luise Rainer, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Young, Barbara O'Neil

Director: Richard Thorpe