Sadie McKee (1934)

This is the strongest performance by Joan Crawford I’ve seen thus far. After being offended by her snobbish employers, she runs off to the city with her musician boyfriend. When he abandons her, she manages to find herself an alcoholic sugar daddy to marry. The ending is a bit contrived and everything is wrapped up a bit too easily, but Joan makes it worth watching. Though all these ups and downs, Crawford brings a complete range and humanity to the Sadie character.

Side Note: This is the third time in less than a week that a film has featured Auld Lang Syne. The other two (The Steel Helmet and Early Spring) weren’t even in English.