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Release Year1931
Runtime1h 04m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorWalter Lang
WritersDaniel Nathan Rubin
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWomen Go on Forever
About Women Go on Forever
In a New York boarding house, owner Daisy Bowman becomes romantically involved with new tenant Jake while among the other residents taxi driver Eddie, fiancé of Betty, is framed for murder by a gangster and imprisoned without telling Betty. The faithless Jake makes a play for Betty, causing him to quarrel with Daisy. Attempting to strangle her he is shot dead by Betty’s blind son. One of Jake’s cohorts, Pete, tries to take advantage of a drunk Betty but when Daisy tries to intervene, he threatens to tell the police who really killed Jake. Meanwhile, Eddie has been released from jail, he returns to find a drunken Betty with Pete and misunderstands. Jake's brother arrives looking for vengeance and believing Eddie murdered Jake, but Daisy tells him it was Pete. In the ensuing shoot out both are killed, and Daisy helps Eddie and Betty reunite.
Directed by Walter Lang, Women Go on Forever leans on a strong ensemble — Clara Kimball Young, Marian Nixon, Paul Page — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1931.
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