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Give Me Your Heart (1936)

Give Me Your Heart poster
Directed by
Archie Mayo
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman gives up her child for the sake of the man she loves. Years later, she must face the consequences of that sacrifice.

melodramatictensesentimentalpoignantslow-burnemotionalclassicatmospheric

What happens

Give Me Your Heart is a 1936 American drama film directed by Archie Mayo and starring Kay Francis, George Brent and Roland Young. It is a melodrama based on the 1934 London play Sweet Aloes, by Joyce Carey. Leading lady Kay Francis, playing the familiar role of a self-sacrificing mother, had a difficult working relationship with the director throughout the making of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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