Reporter Charles Wills, in Paris to cover the end of World War II, falls for the beautiful Helen Ellswirth following a brief flirtation with her sister, Marion. After he and Helen marry, Charles pursues his novelistic ambition while supporting his new bride with a deadening job at a newspaper wire service. But when an old investment suddenly makes the family wealthy, their marriage begins to unravel — until a sudden tragedy changes everything.













18th November 1954
71 years ago
1 hour 56 minutes
Finishes at 6:44pm
$1,960,000 ($18,978,680 today)
Revenue $4,940,000



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