Payment on Demand

Payment on Demand

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1951-02-03
Genre:Drama
Duration:90 min
Director:Curtis Bernhardt
Actors:Bette Davis, Barry Sullivan, Jane Cowl, Kent Taylor, Betty Lynn
Production:Gwenaud Productions, RKO Radio Pictures

Overview:

David gives his wife, Joyce, an unexpected—and unpleasant—surprise when he suddenly demands a divorce. When she then learns that David has taken up with a younger woman, Joyce decides to make the most of this separation by taking a solo trip to the Caribbean. However, just before diving into a vacation fling, she runs into Emily, an old chum whose own divorce has left her embittered. Joyce then debates giving married life one last chance.

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