Payment on Demand (1951)

02/03/1951 (US) • 1h 30m

Drama

He Strayed... and He Paid. She saw to that!

Overview

David gives his wife, Joyce, an unexpected—and unpleasant—surprise when he suddenly demands a divorce. When she then learns that David has taken up with a younger woman, Joyce decides to make the most of this separation by taking a solo trip to the Caribbean. However, just before diving into a vacation fling, she runs into Emily, an old chum whose own divorce has left her embittered. Joyce then debates giving married life one last chance.

Top Billed Cast

Bette Davis

Joyce Ramsey (nee Jackson)

Barry Sullivan

David Anderson Ramsey

Jane Cowl

Mrs. Emily Hedges

Kent Taylor

Robert Townsend

Betty Lynn

Martha Ramsey

John Sutton

Anthony Tunliffe

Frances Dee

Eileen Benson

Peggie Castle

Diana Ramsey

Otto Kruger

Ted Prescott


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

ambition

divorce

class prejudice

told in flashback

devoted wife

marital discord

boating trip

family court

scheming wife

social climber

corporate lawyer

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