Gangster's widow (Bette Davis), trying to live her life out of her notorious husband's shadow, finds herself in more man trouble. She marries playboy Henry Fonda but his father breaks that up right away. She winds up having Fonda's baby without him knowing. Her married boss, Ian Hunter, is in love with her so he agrees to take care of her and her baby. But then he dies. There's more to it than all of this but as you can see it's a kitchen sink soaper for sure. I don't normally like these types of movies enough to rate them more than 5. But Bette's acting is good enough to bump it up. Fonda is miscast. He tries hard but the part just doesn't fit him. Ian Hunter is good, as are Donald Crisp and Anita Louise. Sidney Toler of Charlie Chan fame plays a detective. If you're a Bette fan, you'll obviously want to check this out.
Review of That Certain Woman
