Her sense of duty puts Joan Crawford in a bind between Otto Kruger, whom she likes well enough, and who has obtained a divorce in order to marry her; and Clark Gable, a South American rancher whom she has met on a cruise. Box office success thus insured, director Clarence Brown devoted his attention to things visual in this rarely-revived example of his Thirties work. Kevin Brownlow writes, "His style is one of deceptive simplicity.... Clarence Brown as a director was concerned not only with performances, but with lighting, composition, editing, story construction - every stage in the process of film making.... Apart from their expert skill, the trademark of Clarence Brown pictures has always been their imaginative visual values...." (in "The Parade's Gone By").