Joan Crawford plays the role of Oliva Riley, a dance hall gal who has been around the block quit a few times and meets up with a certain guy. That guy is Melvyn Douglas, (Henry Linden) ,"Once Upon a Tractor",'65, who is very wealthy and falls madly in love with Oliva and brings her into his world of large homes and one very unhappy sister. Hattie McDaniel,(Belvidere),"Gone With the Wind" gives a great supporting role as the maid to Oliva Riley. Oh, yes, Robert Young(David Linden),"The Half Breed",'is married but also seems to have eyes for Oliva along with a teenage boy who plays the trumpet. This is truly a great cast of veteran actors who contributed a great deal to the silver screen of Hollywood.
Review of The Shining Hour
