Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a student and he was her professor, and wants to see if there is still a spark between them.
Acting
Crawford's technical precision—every entrance is a power move.
Costume
Sheila O'Brien's wardrobe: career woman as armor and aspiration.
Writing
Eve Arden's quips cut through the melodrama like a professor's red pen.
Director
Vincent Sherman
Joan Crawford
Agatha Reed
Robert Young
Doctor James Merrill
Eve Arden
Miss 'Woody' Woods
Lurene Tuttle
Ellen Griswold
Frank Lovejoy
Matt Cole
Janice Rule
Virginia Merrill
Howard St. John
Claude Griswold
Ellen Corby
Miss Birdshaw
Morgan Farley
Doctor Pitt
Virginia Gibson
Mary Nell Dodge
John Qualen
Professor Dingley
Viola Roache
Miss Shackelford
Mary Carver
Joan Wintner (Uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Crawford was 47 playing a former student; Hollywood's age math meant her professor-love-interest was barely older, while her 'young' rival Janice Rule was 26. The casting underlines the film's anxiety about women's aging and authority.
Eve Arden's character 'Woody' was reportedly expanded during production because her test audiences scored higher than expected—rare studio generosity toward a supporting woman's wit.
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