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The Lady Objects (1938)

The Lady Objects poster
Directed by
Erle C. Kenton
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married couple deals with the strain of the wife's successful career as a lawyer. The husband feels overshadowed and their relationship becomes strained. This 1938 drama explores the pressures of ambition and marriage.

romanticdramaticclassictenseemotionalnostalgicmelodramatic

What happens

The Lady Objects is a 1938 American drama film written by Gladys Lehman and Charles Kenyon and directed by Erle C. Kenton. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Song at the 11th Academy Awards with the song A Mist Is Over the Moon, with music by Ben Oakland and lyric by Oscar Hammerstein II. Although the writing credits differ, this film bears a striking resemblance to Columbia's 1933 film, Ann Carver's Profession. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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