The Shining Hour

The Shining Hour
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Directed by	Frank Borzage
Written by	Play: Keith Winter Screenplay: Jane Murfin Ogden Nash
Produced by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Starring	Joan Crawford Margaret Sullavan Robert Young Melvyn Douglas
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	November 18, 1938
Running time	76 min.
Land	Vereinigte Staaten
Sprache	Englisch

The Shining Hour is a 1938 MGM film, based on a 1934 play by Keith Winter. The film starred Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Robert Young, Fay Bainter, and Margaret Sullavan.

Plot summary

Olivia (Crawford), a New York nightclub dancer, tires of the fast life and marries Henry Linden (Douglas), a farmer. When Olivia moves to her new husband's farm, in Wisconsin, she encounters trouble from his domineering sister-in-law Hannah (Bainter) and his brother David, (Young), who do not approve of her. Olivia finds an ally in David's wife, Judy (Sullavan), who is in a loveless marriage. Olivia also comes to realize that she and Judy are in the same situation. Olivia's living situation is further complicated when David defends her from the unwanted advances of a farm hand and he begins to fall in love with her. Henry is unaware of this; but, when Hannah finds out what is going on, sets fire to the home in a drunken rage. Olivia saves a badly burned Judy, and David realizes he has loved Judy after all. Olivia then decides to leave the farm; and, as she drives away, Henry joins her and they leave together.

External links

• The Shining Hour at IMDb