This is more of a curiosity for the presence of a future Oscar winning star in her first lead, although one that came from poverty row rather than one of the majors. Joan Fontaine moved up the ladder to stardom quickly, although her first few films are mostly forgotten bottom of double bills and supporting parts in a few now classic A films. For this one, she's at one of the fly by night studios that probably made a few bucks but little impression. She's a rich man's daughter who falls in love with an athlete in training (Bruce Bennett, "Mildred Pierce"), and at her father's wishes, breaks off with him so he can go all the way and get the medals and trophies his own father (Monte Blue) didn't because an error had Fontaine's father getting them instead.
This is highlighted by some light hearted moments where Bennett plays around with the honking Joan while she tries to pass his truck and she pulls him out of a cliff side ditch, driving off with him still roped to her car. Bennett is quite the athletic specimen here: running, jumping and hurling discus with ease. He's a far cry from the character actor of just 8 years later who walked out on Joan Crawford, her two spoiled daughters, laundry and pies. This is quite interesting for a z grade programmer that didn't give its future huge star much attention and didn't get much notice even after.
This is highlighted by some light hearted moments where Bennett plays around with the honking Joan while she tries to pass his truck and she pulls him out of a cliff side ditch, driving off with him still roped to her car. Bennett is quite the athletic specimen here: running, jumping and hurling discus with ease. He's a far cry from the character actor of just 8 years later who walked out on Joan Crawford, her two spoiled daughters, laundry and pies. This is quite interesting for a z grade programmer that didn't give its future huge star much attention and didn't get much notice even after.