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      The Shining Hour

      1938, Drama, 1h 16m

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      Movie Info

      Sick of her life in New York City, nightclub dancer Olivia Riley (Joan Crawford) moves to Wisconsin to marry Henry Linden (Melvyn Douglas), a well-to-do farmer. Complications arise when Olivia and Henry's brother, David (Robert Young), become deeply attracted to each another. David does his best to hide his feelings for Olivia from Henry, but when their coldhearted sister, Hannah (Fay Bainter), learns about the pair's clandestine bond, she'll stop at nothing to keep them apart.

      • Genre: Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Frank Borzage

      • Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      Cast & Crew

      Joan Crawford
      Robert Young
      Melvyn Douglas
      Fay Bainter
      Allyn Joslyn
      Frank Albertson
      Oscar O'Shea
      Tony De Marco
      Claire Owen
      Jimmy Conlin
      Granville Bates

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      • Jan 17, 2014
        Good drama with a gem of a performance from the great Margaret Sullavan. Everyone else is good but she is exceptional.
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