Comprada

Constance Bennett (Stephanie) is a socially aspiring teenager who wants to belong to the wealthy classes. She has been brought up by hard-working mother Dorothy Peterson but has never known her father. There are 3 men who enter into her life - Richard Bennett (Meyer), Ben Lyon (Nick) and Ray Milland (Charles). It's a soap opera story about how she finds love and the right path.

The film is pretty obvious in where it is going and I mean that with regard to every storyline. You should guess the whole thing pretty early on. It doesn't matter, though, as the cast are good and Bennett wins the audience over. She starts off as selfish but she turns things around and we get to like her as she changes her tune. I wouldn't have recognized Milland had it not been for his voice. He's young here and pretty scarily plastered with make-up. Unfortunately, the film suffers slightly with the sound quality and a great deal more with the picture quality.

The film covers a 2 year period as Constance progresses from an 18 year old to a 20 year old. From an immature teenager to a mature young lady.