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Fairly standard story -- Crawford is a "career gal" in love with her boss -- the exquisitely dapper and gentlemanly Kruger -- or, at least, she thinks she is until a shipboard romance with Argentinian rancher Gable gets in the way. The only gimmick here is the audience's expectation that Kruger will go mad or seek some kind of revenge (you can even imagine Lon Chaney in the role), but he doesn't. The chemistry between Gable and Crawford is the picture of passion, although they are not aided by the tepid dialogue ("the sun of love will always shine on us" and such stuff), and Kruger and Crawford present a believable picture of a marriage based on respect instead of love.
Fairly standard story -- Crawford is a "career gal" in love with her boss -- the exquisitely dapper and gentlemanly Kruger -- or, at least, she thinks she is until a shipboard romance with Argentinian rancher Gable gets in the way. The only gimmick here is the audience's expectation that Kruger will go mad or seek some kind of revenge (you can even imagine Lon Chaney in the role), but he doesn't. The chemistry between Gable and Crawford is the picture of passion, although they are not aided by the tepid dialogue ("the sun of love will always shine on us" and such stuff), and Kruger and Crawford present a believable picture of a marriage based on respect instead of love.