The Old Maid
Vividly, unforgettably, a woman's love starved soul is revealed. All those strange secrets she locks in her heart ... moments of rapture and of heartbreak ... longings that no man can fathom. Of these has the year's finest picture been woven!
Directed by Edmund Goulding
Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures
A melancholic period drama exploring the emotional costs of social propriety and romantic sacrifice, centered on two women's complicated bond across decades.
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