Polly Fulton is the only daughter of rich industrialist B.F. Fulton. She is about to marry the man of her dreams, attorney Robert Tasmin, and then she meets the intellectual Thomas Brett. They fall in love and soon they marry. Brett has always been opposed to the wasteful lifestyle of the rich, and the anger he feels, when he realizes that he has through his marriage become on of the rich, is turned against his wife.

Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard

Writing credits
John P. Marquand (novel)
Luther Davis (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)verified as complete
Barbara Stanwyck .... Pauline 'Polly' Fulton Brett
Van Heflin .... Thomas W. 'Tom' Brett
Charles Coburn .... Burton F. 'B.F.' Fulton
Richard Hart .... Robert S. 'Bob' Tasmin III
Keenan Wynn .... Martin Delwyn 'Marty' Ainsley
Margaret Lindsay .... 'Apples' Sandler
Spring Byington .... Gladys Fulton
Marshall Thompson .... The Sailor
Barbara Laage .... Eugenia Taris, Tom's dutch Girl
Thomas E. Breen .... Maj. Isaac Riley, Pilot
Fred Nurney .... Jan, Fulton's Butler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Albright .... Attendant (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs .... Sam Hartle, the Caretaker (uncredited)
Helen Brown .... B.F.'s Nurse (uncredited)
Alexander Cameron .... Army Corporal, Tasmin's Jeep Driver (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington .... Sedley Guest (uncredited)
Davison Clark .... Park Avenue doorman (uncredited)
Gene Coogan .... Army Soldier (uncredited)
Edwin Cooper .... Maj. Gen. Waldron, Tasmin's Boss (uncredited)
Boyd Davis .... Mr. Barstow, Dinner Guest Asking Advice (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson .... Marvin X. Gibson, Lecture Bureau (uncredited)
Josette Deegan .... Young Girl (uncredited)
Marcel De la Brosse .... Party Guest (uncredited)
Harry Denny .... George the Chauffeur (uncredited)
Lala Detolly .... Party Guest (uncredited)
Jim Drum .... Army Soldier (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon .... Mrs. Marbey (uncredited)
Mary Jo Ellis .... Young Girl (uncredited)
Billy Engle .... Bellhop (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre .... Sedley Guest (uncredited)
Tom Fadden .... S.Z. Holmquist, 4 Forks, Minnesota (uncredited)
Jean Fenwick .... Lady Dover (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler .... Sedley Guest (uncredited)
Sig Frohlich .... Page Boy (uncredited)
Bill Harbach .... Co-Pilot (uncredited)
Sam Harris .... Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Clarence Hennecke .... Conductor (uncredited)
Edna Holland .... Maurine, B.F.'s Secretary (uncredited)
Robert Jefferson .... Butler (uncredited)
Thaddeus Jones .... Black Hotel Waiter (uncredited)
Lisa Kirby .... Young Girl (uncredited)
Sidney Lawford .... Old Man (uncredited)
Ann Lawrence .... Party Guest (uncredited)
Thomas Louden .... Old Man (uncredited)
Vera Marshe .... Miss Dudley (uncredited)
Mickey Martin .... Army Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Mayo .... Colonel (uncredited)
David McKim .... Attendant (uncredited)
Rhea Mitchell .... Assistant Secretary (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery .... Army Soldier (uncredited)
Matt Moore .... Connecticut Mansion Butler (uncredited)
Ernesto Morelli .... Bartender (uncredited)
Bill Neff .... Army Captain (uncredited)
Vincent Neptune .... Party Guest (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann .... Instructor with Glasses at Metropolitan (uncredited)
David Newell .... Army Captain (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor .... Conductor (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal .... Tasmin's Receptionist (uncredited)
Nita Pike .... Sedley Guest (uncredited)
Ezelle Poule .... Sedley Guest (uncredited)
Allan Ray .... Attendant (uncredited)
Joe Recht .... Army Soldier (uncredited)
George Spaulding .... Fred Lovelace, U.S. Car Co. (uncredited)
Robert Spencer .... Army Soldier (uncredited)
Helen Spring .... Mrs. Barstow (uncredited)
Wyndham Standing .... F.W. White, Ainsley's Friend (uncredited)
Jack Stenlino .... Army Soldier (uncredited)
William Tannen .... Warrant Officer Operating Radio (uncredited)
Laura Treadwell .... Emily Lovelace (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer .... Woman at Hamlet Play (uncredited)
Tito Vuolo .... Mario (speakeasy waiter) (uncredited)
Regina Wallace .... Mrs. Sedley (uncredited)
Geraldine Wall .... Miss Wall, Tom's War Time Secretary (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin .... Joe Stewart, Brett's Boss (uncredited)
Marek Windheim .... Speakeasy Waiter (uncredited)
Florence Wix .... Wedding Guest (uncredited)


Also Known As:
B.F.'s Daughter
Runtime: 108 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification: Finland:S / USA:Approved (PCA #12801)
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Awards: Nominated for Oscar.