This has pre-code written all over it, showing the shocking realization for Virginia Valli (who thinks that her marriage is in perfect shape) that her husband (Jameson Thomas) is blatantly having an affair. Valli heads to Reno, files for divorce (with pickle faced Clarence Wilson delightfully snarky as the attorney she hired), and goes about changing her whole look and way of thinking.
Much later, they're reunited, and Valli is accused of murdering her companion, Arthur Housman, while Thomas deals with the mistress (Carmelita Geraghty) he wants to dump to help out his wife since the divorce is not yet finale. A complex drama that gets more scandalous as it goes on, highlighted by the art decco sets, a montage of Thomas and Jameson getting progressively drunker, and all sorts of other weird situations. A lot here becomes extremely sloppy, but it's so audacious that a good majority of it is irresistible especially the train sound effects over the opening and closing credits.
Much later, they're reunited, and Valli is accused of murdering her companion, Arthur Housman, while Thomas deals with the mistress (Carmelita Geraghty) he wants to dump to help out his wife since the divorce is not yet finale. A complex drama that gets more scandalous as it goes on, highlighted by the art decco sets, a montage of Thomas and Jameson getting progressively drunker, and all sorts of other weird situations. A lot here becomes extremely sloppy, but it's so audacious that a good majority of it is irresistible especially the train sound effects over the opening and closing credits.