Story of women who marry GIs just so they can receive the soldiers' pay and their life insurance if they are killed in action.Story of women who marry GIs just so they can receive the soldiers' pay and their life insurance if they are killed in action.Story of women who marry GIs just so they can receive the soldiers' pay and their life insurance if they are killed in action.
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- TriviaPenultimate theatrical film appearance for Kay Francis.
- Quotes
Sheila Seymour: Maybe I better cultivate him. Might be amusing. And, might help our information file.
Whitey Colton: Might help his too. You're a fool if you go sticking your pretty neck out.
Sheila Seymour: I'm never a fool. And only geese stick their necks out.
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GREAT NOIR -- GRITTIER THAN MILDRED PIERCE
Many film buffs consider this the best of Kay Francis' "Monogram Trilogy". It's a good companion piece for MILDRED PIERCE (also 1945) -- only ALLOTMENT WIVES has a harder edge -- Kay Francis is tougher, in a more complex role. She looks slim and stylish here as she leads a crime syndicate while fronting with a chic salon. The film is full of surprises and suspense. Excellent support comes from Teala Loring as Kay's troubled daughter who is kept from harms way at a private girls school. Their scenes together have a genuine feeling that allows sympathy for their situation and struggle. Kay's final scene on the staircase is a classic and her exit line is a memorable one. Gertrude Michael does a fine job as Kay's long lost friend out to do her no good. Her character throws more sympathy Kay's way even though Kay herself has a cold-blooded side in a losing "man's" game.
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- sobaok
- Mar 6, 2003
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- Also known as
- Allotment Wives, Inc.
- Filming locations
- 213 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey, USA(Prudential Building - built 1942 for the insurance company, used for the Office of Dependency Benefits until 1946. Still used by Prudential in 2021)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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