The Easiest Way

The Easiest Way

A SOUL FOR SALE

NR 1931 · 73 min · ★ 5.1 · Drama, Romance

A virtuous and innocent young woman uneasily gives in to the lavish attentions of a "sugar daddy" but then finds true love with a newspaperman her own age. But when he disappears on a long assignment, she is unable to support herself in Depression-era New York and returns to her previous arrangement, placing her in a predicament when he returns.

Directed by Jack Conway · Written by Edith Ellis

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