Only 38

Only 38

Behind her, twenty years of suppressed youth. Then at thirty-eight- the prime of life- she breaks the chains that held happiness a prisoner. And lives the youthful life of her dreams.

NR 1923 · 70 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy, Romance

The death of her clergyman husband causes Mrs. Stanley, young mother of teenage twins, to change her style of life.

Directed by William C. deMille · Written by Walter Prichard Eaton

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