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The Shining Hour (1938)

The Shining Hour poster
Directed by
Frank Borzage
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 17m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman marries a man from a wealthy family but struggles with tensions between her sister in law and her own past. The film follows the romantic and moral conflicts that arise from their entangled relationships.

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What happens

The Shining Hour is a 1938 American romantic drama film directed by Frank Borzage, based on the 1934 play The Shining Hour by Keith Winter, and starring Joan Crawford and Margaret Sullavan. The supporting cast of the MGM film features Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas, Fay Bainter and Hattie McDaniel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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