Smouldering Fires

Smouldering Fires

WHO? WHAT? WHY? When a man marries a woman older than himself, who risks most?

NR 1925 · 80 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama

A successful businesswoman falls in love with one of her much younger factory workers. She doesn't know that he is in love with her younger sister.

Directed by Clarence Brown · Written by Sada Cowan

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