Two Kinds of Women

Two Kinds of Women

The Yes-Girl and the No-Girl!

1932 · 75 min · ★ 6.3 · Drama

The daughter of a senator from South Dakota visits Manhattan for the first time, eager to see the sights of the big city. While there, she finds herself caught up in an affair with a married man, whose wife soon commits suicide. Complications ensue.

Directed by William C. deMille · Written by Benjamin Glazer

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