The gay sisters ending

Watched 17 Aug I try not to impose modern morality on old movies, and usually succeed, but there is a scene at 1hr 4mins so utterly incomprehensible to present-day eyes that it completely derails the whole movie. In it, Stanwyck is raped on her wedding night, and then cheerily teased about the ordeal by her sisters acting here as the audience surrogate. Fitzgerald is having fun as the bad sister complete with monocle!

By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Fiona, Evelyn, and Susanna are sisters. After their mother dies on the Lusitania and their father is killed in France, they must manage their Fifth Avenue mansion by themselves. Fiona marries Charles Barclay in order to get an inheritance, and he begins a campaign to obtain the mansion to level it for real-estate development; she vows that this will never happen.

This film was viewed for the Barbara Stanwyck Filmography Project, in which I am attempting to watch and review every film starring Ms. To view more posts in this series, check out my progress on Listography! Penn Sutherland Gaylord is a New York widower of great wealth who is leaving for combat during World War I. Before setting off for Europe, he writes a will, which dictates that his large home and riches shall continue to be controlled by Gaylords and their servants.

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