The Easiest Way

The Easiest Way

The Easiest Way

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The Easiest Way

"A SOUL FOR SALE"

1931

1h 13m

5.4(14 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A virtuous and innocent young woman uneasily gives in to the lavish attentions of a "sugar daddy" but then finds true love with a newspaperman her own age. But when he disappears on a long assignment, she is unable to support herself in Depression-era New York and returns to her previous arrangement, placing her in a predicament when he returns.

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Constance Bennett

Constance Bennett

Laura Murdock

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

William Brockton

Robert Montgomery

Robert Montgomery

Jack Madison

Anita Page

Anita Page

Peg Murdock

Marjorie Rambeau

Marjorie Rambeau

Elfie St. Clair

J. Farrell MacDonald

J. Farrell MacDonald

Ben Murdock

Clara Blandick

Clara Blandick

Agnes Murdock

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Nickolas (Nick) Feliki

John Harron

John Harron

Chris Swoboda - Laura's Suitor (uncredited)

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Mrs. Clara Williams (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Jack Conway
Written by: Edith Ellis
Produced by: Hunt Stromberg

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