Payment on Demand

1951
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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

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

1.9K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Curtis Bernhardt
Writers
- Bruce Manning
- Curtis Bernhardt
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Videos1

Trailer 2:09

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Photos21

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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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5/10

Nearly forgotten Bette Davis soaper...

Bette Davis works her usual magic with a colorless role as a wealthy society matron whose miserable husband wants her to give him a divorce. Film's best moments are the flashbacks to the couple's happier times, which are filmed in a dreamy, surreal manner. Jane Cowl gives an outstanding supporting performance as an elderly woman attracted to gigolos, but the centerpiece here is Davis, and she's magnetic as always. Filmed just before "All About Eve"--but released afterward--the picture benefits greatly from the shadowy cinematography, but the pacing plods a bit. Not a bad melodrama, but one that is never mentioned when film-historians revisit Davis' illustrious career. ** from ****