Another early talky film that's just full of hollywood giants.... constance bennett, adolph menjou, robert montgomery, clark gable. And directed by jack conway...he won awards for his "viva villa". Laura murdock takes the easy way, as the title says. She leaves a rich playboy (menjou) for honest, hard working newspaper man (montgomery). But when he gets sent off to south america on assignment, laura runs out of money. She goes back to the rich dude to survive. When the reporter finally returns, she wants to scurry back to him. Will he take her back? It's a study of relationships between (pre-code) men and women, during the depression. Based on the play by eugene walter. A whole lot of snap crackle pop in the sound recording, and the picture is so dark. Clearly in need of restoration. The story is mostly good. The acting is mostly good.
Review of The Easiest Way
