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1936 · 80 mins · English
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Starring
Paul McVey, Basil Rathbone, Loretta Young, George Irving, Jane Darwell, Patsy Kelly

Ellen Neal, a naive and inexperienced maid, falls in love with her employer's son, sparking a series of complications that threaten the household’s delicate balance. Meanwhile, the head butler becomes infatuated with Ellen, but his motives are dubious, adding further tension and danger to the already fraught situation.

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