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Payment on Demand

  • 1951
  • A
  • 1h 30m
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6.9/10
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Bette Davis, Frances Dee, and Barry Sullivan in Payment on Demand (1951)
The film is about divorce but with flashbacks as to why divorce occurs.
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The film is about divorce but with flashbacks as to why divorce occurs.The film is about divorce but with flashbacks as to why divorce occurs.The film is about divorce but with flashbacks as to why divorce occurs.

  • Director
    • Curtis Bernhardt
  • Writers
    • Bruce Manning
    • Curtis Bernhardt
  • Stars
    • Bette Davis
    • Barry Sullivan
    • Jane Cowl
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
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    • Director
      • Curtis Bernhardt
    • Writers
      • Bruce Manning
      • Curtis Bernhardt
    • Stars
      • Bette Davis
      • Barry Sullivan
      • Jane Cowl
    • 32User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Bette Davis
    Bette Davis
    • Joyce Ramsey
    Barry Sullivan
    Barry Sullivan
    • David Ramsey
    Jane Cowl
    Jane Cowl
    • Mrs. Hedges
    Kent Taylor
    Kent Taylor
    • Robert Townsend
    Betty Lynn
    Betty Lynn
    • Martha
    John Sutton
    John Sutton
    • Tunliffe
    Frances Dee
    Frances Dee
    • Eileen Benson
    Peggie Castle
    Peggie Castle
    • Diana
    Otto Kruger
    Otto Kruger
    • Prescott
    Walter Sande
    Walter Sande
    • Swanson
    Brett King
    Brett King
    • Phil Polanski
    Richard Anderson
    Richard Anderson
    • Jim
    Natalie Schafer
    Natalie Schafer
    • Mrs. Blanton
    Katherine Emery
    Katherine Emery
    • Mrs. Gates
    Lisa Golm
    Lisa Golm
    • Molly
    Bob Alden
    • Page Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Don Anderson
    Don Anderson
    • Ship Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Bear
    • Miss Matthews
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Curtis Bernhardt
    • Writers
      • Bruce Manning
      • Curtis Bernhardt
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    • Trivia
      Davis' 3 year-old daughter Barbara (Always called, "B.D.") makes her debut in the first of her 2 film roles, as Joyce's daughter as a young girl. (The other was the neighbor's daughter in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)).
    • Goofs
      When Joyce meets with Mr. Prescott, he is smoking a cigarette. When he moves to the front of his desk, he offers Joyce one and lights one for himself! You can actually see his first cigarette still smoking behind him.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Edna Blanton: It's a man's world. They get everything out of it. I've told Fred hundreds of times, I'd never divorce him. No matter what he did, he couldn't make me divorce him. I'm his wife till death do us part - and I'm very healthy!

    • Connections
      Featured in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      A Woman's Intuition
      (uncredited)

      Music by Victor Young

      Lyrics by Ned Washington

      Sung by Bette Davis

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    Polished Soap

    Classy slice of soap opera. Little b&w's like this, even with a big name star, were about to be phased out by TV and big screen Technicolor. The movie's basically a vehicle for Davis's formidable talents, but in the process manages a few poignant moments. I like the flashback format since it counter-poses David (Sullivan) and Joyce's (Davis) early, happy years of struggle with the wealthy snob that Joyce becomes. Of course, actress Davis is much better at being shrewish than being wifely restrained. But her early restraint hides a deeper nature as she schemes to bring about David's law office success. As a result, we can believe how Joyce will later exploit David's wealth.

    Bernhardt directs with smoothness and assurance. Clearly, he's at home with the shadings of social class and wounded emotion. Those catty sessions between upper-class women are particularly well done. Still, when I think dutiful husband, I don't think Barry Sullivan. With his edgy features, he looks more at home with a Colt.45 and a growl, (The Gangster, {1947}). Nonetheless, he's properly reserved here allowing Davis to dominate. David is, however, pretty hard to believe as being the meekly nice guy he turns out to be, which may be the movie's major flaw. Still, the ending manages an element of uncertainty, which I guess was still enough to satisfy Code watchdogs. Watch too for bobby-soxer Betty Lynn (Martha) 10-years away from Mayberry and Don Knotts.

    I guess many folks would call this a woman's picture, so it's not for all tastes. Nonetheless, the 90-minutes amounts to a solid example of how Hollywood could polish up even the most shopworn kind of plot. Kudoes to RKO.
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    • Jun 3, 2016
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    • Release date
      • February 3, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Story of a Divorce
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles International Airport - 1 World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA(night airport scenes)
    • Production company
      • Gwenaud Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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