Up Front it must be Acknowledged that the Maladie Madeline Suffers is Nymphomania.
A Taboo Diagnosis in the Code-Years to even Speak Directly About on Screen.
So Hedy Lamar's Bed-Hopping and Her Inability to Say No is Danced Around Verbally but Visually there is Plenty to See.
Trying to Confront Her "Problem" at Work in a High-Style New York Advertising Office, Constantly the Butt of Innuendoes and Jokes from Co-Workers, and a Suicide Attempt, She Seeks Psychiatric Care.
This puts the Movie in Film-Noir Territory.
The Dated Double-Standard that Men can Fool-Around but a Woman Who Does is Labeled a "Dishonored Lady" Abounds in this Engaging Foray into a Woman's Dilemma Dealing with the Ridicule and Guilt.
Hedy Lamarr is Fantastic Portraying the Scarlet Woman and the "New" Woman She Attempts to Cultivate with an Alternate Identity and a Gallant Go at Changing Her Ways.
The Third Act, after She Meets and Falls in Love with Scientist Dennis O' Keefe, is Twisted into a Murder-Courtroom Field.
But it is the Mental Health Aspects of the Movie that is the Reason for the Film's Existence and Intrigue.
It's Interesting to Watch the Script Deflect what is Really Going On and the Underrated Hedy Lamarr is Always Interesting to Watch.
This is the Type of Role where She Exhibits a Talent that was Underused.
The Actress was Often Miscast and Never Managed to Breakthrough to the Status and A-List Parts that was Deserving of the Beautiful and Intelligent Woman.
A Taboo Diagnosis in the Code-Years to even Speak Directly About on Screen.
So Hedy Lamar's Bed-Hopping and Her Inability to Say No is Danced Around Verbally but Visually there is Plenty to See.
Trying to Confront Her "Problem" at Work in a High-Style New York Advertising Office, Constantly the Butt of Innuendoes and Jokes from Co-Workers, and a Suicide Attempt, She Seeks Psychiatric Care.
This puts the Movie in Film-Noir Territory.
The Dated Double-Standard that Men can Fool-Around but a Woman Who Does is Labeled a "Dishonored Lady" Abounds in this Engaging Foray into a Woman's Dilemma Dealing with the Ridicule and Guilt.
Hedy Lamarr is Fantastic Portraying the Scarlet Woman and the "New" Woman She Attempts to Cultivate with an Alternate Identity and a Gallant Go at Changing Her Ways.
The Third Act, after She Meets and Falls in Love with Scientist Dennis O' Keefe, is Twisted into a Murder-Courtroom Field.
But it is the Mental Health Aspects of the Movie that is the Reason for the Film's Existence and Intrigue.
It's Interesting to Watch the Script Deflect what is Really Going On and the Underrated Hedy Lamarr is Always Interesting to Watch.
This is the Type of Role where She Exhibits a Talent that was Underused.
The Actress was Often Miscast and Never Managed to Breakthrough to the Status and A-List Parts that was Deserving of the Beautiful and Intelligent Woman.