It's surprisingly shocking how taboo the subjects in this film are, but had it been a few years later then the Hayes Code would have been put in place to prevent them.
Davis plays Helen, a beautiful and independent woman who is totally against marriage, fearing that it will spoil her career and turn her old before her time. Her boyfriend Don however is desperate to marry her, and only after a visit from Helen's moralistic father does she decide to keep him happy and tie the knot. However, problems begin to arise when financial problems with Don's business cause marital problems at home, and Helen decides (after finding out that
Don has been seeing someone else) that the marriage is the main reason for the problems and therefore they should go back to just 'seeing' each other. I think it's quite a daring film for it's time, but Bette Davis looks gorgeous and I totally fall in love with the decor, clothes and way of life everytime I see a film from the 1930s.
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