Douglas Sirk's melodrama has a former actress returning to the family she abandoned in a small town. Barbara Stanwyck is superb in a sharp, tender and quietly critical view of family and suburban values.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (2,791 votes)
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