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Drama

Craig's Wife

- What was the sin of Craig's wife?

Harriet, Walter Craig's wife, is an upper-class woman obsessed with control, material possessions and social status whose behavior makes difficult her relationship with domestic service and family members.

Release Date : 1936-09-25

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Craig’s Wife

Cast

Rosalind Russell

Character Name : Harriet Craig

Original Name : Rosalind Russell

Gender : Female

John Boles

Character Name : Walter Craig

Original Name : John Boles

Gender : Male

Billie Burke

Character Name : Mrs. Frazier

Original Name : Billie Burke

Gender : Female

Jane Darwell

Character Name : Mrs. Harold

Original Name : Jane Darwell

Gender : Female

Dorothy Wilson

Character Name : Ethel Landreth

Original Name : Dorothy Wilson

Gender : Female

Alma Kruger

Character Name : Miss Austen

Original Name : Alma Kruger

Gender : Female

Thomas Mitchell

Character Name : Fergus Passmore

Original Name : Thomas Mitchell

Gender : Male

Raymond Walburn

Character Name : Billy Birkmire

Original Name : Raymond Walburn

Gender : Male

Elisabeth Risdon

Character Name : Mrs. Landreth

Original Name : Elisabeth Risdon

Gender : Female

Robert Allen

Character Name : Gene Fredericks

Original Name : Robert Allen

Gender : Male

Nydia Westman

Character Name : Mazie

Original Name : Nydia Westman

Gender : Female

Kathleen Burke

Character Name : Adelaide Passmore

Original Name : Kathleen Burke

Gender : Female

Wallis Clark

Character Name : Mr. Burton (Uncredited)

Original Name : Wallis Clark

Gender : Male

Nell Craig

Character Name : Nurse Rigby (Uncredited)

Original Name : Nell Craig

Gender : Female

Stanley Andrews

Character Name : Police Officer Davis (Uncredited)

Original Name : Stanley Andrews

Gender : Male

George Offerman, Jr.

Character Name : Tom McGuire (Uncredited)

Original Name : George Offerman, Jr.

Gender : Male

Thomas Pogue

Character Name : Billy Birkmire's Father (Uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas Pogue

Gender : Male

Frankie Van

Character Name : Cab Driver (Uncredited)

Original Name : Frankie Van

Gender : Male

John Hamilton

Character Name : Detective (Uncredited)

Original Name : John Hamilton

Gender : Male

George Sorel

Character Name : Headwaiter (Uncredited)

Original Name : George Sorel

Gender : Male

James P. Burtis

Character Name : Moving Man (Uncredited)

Original Name : James P. Burtis

Gender : Male

Bert Moorhouse

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Moorhouse

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-03-17

This isn't one of Rosalind Russell's better outings, but she still dominates the proceedings as the over-bearing and rather shallow "Harriet". She has come from an ordinary background and married the doting "Walter" (John Boles) so she can have the perfect, sterile, home. Next door, "Mrs. Frazier" (Billie Burke) nurtures her roses and it's a after a visit from her to "Aunt Ellen" (Alma Kruger) that this outwardly idyllic scenario starts to show some cracks. It becomes clear to us, indeed to all but poor old "Walter", that she is not exactly highly thought of and after a contretemps with his aunt who decides to leave - and take their housekeeper (Jane Darwell) with her, she finds it increasingly difficult to retain the obsessive degree of control over her husband she requires. Meantime, his poker partner - the rather dipso "Fergus" (Thomas Mitchell) is on a bit of a downward spiral, and when he is found killed - alongside his cheating wife "Adelaide" (Kathleen Burke) a few phone calls start to involve the police and bring the domestic issues faced by "Walter" to his attention and ultimately, to an head that "Harriet" can do little to manipulate. Though amiable enough, Boles isn't really a very versatile or impressive actor and he doesn't really have enough here to match Russell's efficient portrayal of a woman who knows exactly what she wants - and how to go about getting it. I found the direction just a little to episodic - like a stage play changing scenes rather abruptly from time- to-time, but the domino-falling conclusion is fitting, if a little rushed, and though I doubt very much you'll recall the story for long, it's easy to see why Russell was the star she was.