Heard about Joan Bennett, but never viewed any of Constance Bennett's films, and in this 1931 picture she was very young and had great talent. Constance,(Laura Murdock),"Sin Town",'42, played a young gal who lived in a low income flat with her large Irish family and a father who was lazy and drunk most of the time. Laura decided to move out and go on her own when she meets Adolphe Menjou(William Brockton)," I Married a Woman",'58, who played a fat, rich, dirty old man who buys Laura's body and soul. As the picture progresses, Laura has plenty of worldly goods, but deep down is very unhappy and Bill Brockton does not intend to marry Laura, but just gives her promises. One day, Laura meets Robert Montgomery,(Jack Madison),"The Great Gatsby",'55 TV, who is a reporter and falls in love with him. You will also see Clark Gable, "The Misfits",'61, who portrays the role as a laundryman who goes house to house and eventually marries Laura's sister. The "Easiest Way", was performed on the New York City stage and was a rather sexy play for 1931, because Laura was considered a prostitute living with a man unmarried in those days. You will like this ending, but the real ending was a great deal different.
Review of The Easiest Way
