Movies and TvShows featuring "breach-of-promise" theme.
Two in the Shadow tells the story of a forbidden love between a Japanese wife and her chauffeur. Their relationship is tested by societal and personal challenges, including the loss of her husband and an unexpected pregnancy. As they navigate through love, hate, and societal expectations, they must confront the consequences of their choices.
Five Star Final follows the story of a tabloid newspaper's crime reporter who is assigned to investigate a high-profile murder case. As he delves deeper into the story, he faces ethical dilemmas and must confront the exploitative nature of his profession. The film explores themes of sensationalism, social commentary, and the impact of tabloid journalism on society.
When a gold digger starts to get a little old to ply her trade, she teaches a younger woman all her tricks.
Forsaking All Others is a romantic comedy about a woman who is caught between two suitors on the eve of her wedding. As she navigates through her indecisiveness, she discovers the true nature of love and friendship.
Love Among the Ruins is a comedy-drama TV movie from 1975. The film tells the story of a passionate romance between an aging actress and a young gigolo. The plot revolves around their unconventional love affair and the obstacles they face, including breach of promise and courtroom drama. Love, passion, and the complexities of relationships are explored in this charming movie.
Lawyer Man is a pre-code film set in New York City, focusing on a lawyer who becomes entangled in a breach-of-promise suit. As the story unfolds, the lawyer faces corruption, deceit, and political intrigue as he fights to clear his name and find justice. With a backdrop of grand jury investigations and a dissolved partnership, Lawyer Man showcases the dark and shady aspects of the legal profession. The protagonist must navigate a web of lies and manipulation, risking everything to uncover the truth and restore his reputation.
In Counsellor at Law, a lawyer named George Simon finds himself dealing with a variety of personal and professional issues. As his marriage starts to deteriorate, he becomes involved in a case with a wealthy socialite who is being accused of blackmail. As he navigates through these challenges, Simon's life takes unexpected twists and turns, leading him to question his ethics and values. Set against the backdrop of Manhattan, this pre-code comedy-drama explores themes of love, betrayal, and the complexities of the legal profession.
Evie's co-workers at the uniform shirt factory, and her almost-fiancée's inability to kiss, inspire her to slip a letter into a size sixteen-and-a-half shirt for some anonymous soldier. It's received by "Wolf" Larson, who immediately throws it away, but his sensitive, dreaming--and short--buddy John McPherson snags it, and begins a correspondence with Evie, pretending to be Wolf. But things get complicated when Evie wants to meet her tall, handsome soldier. And even more complicated when Wolf sees Evie and likes what he sees.
A secretary, wrongly accused of murder, must navigate a web of deception and betrayal to prove her innocence. With the help of a writer and a radio broadcaster, she uncovers a crime wave and seeks revenge against those who framed her. As the tension rises, she must confront her own demons and make tough ethical choices. Can she unravel the truth before it's too late?
In 'We're in the Money,' a heiress masquerades as a maid in order to win back her fortune, leading to a series of hilarious misunderstandings. Meanwhile, a publisher tries to expose a gold-digger's deception, and a steam room singer finds himself tangled in a wrestling match. Amidst the chaos, lies, fear, and jealousy run rampant in a tale that explores the ineptitude of relationships and the lengths people will go to for money and love.
Three friends who work as salesgirls in a department store in 1930s New York City deal with love, heartbreak, and the challenges of the era. As they navigate through relationships, societal pressures, and personal ambitions, they discover the true meaning of friendship.
Havana Widows is a comedy film released in 1933. The story revolves around the adventures of Blondell and G, which include elements such as gambling, forgery, and kidnapping. Set in New York City, the plot takes unexpected twists and turns as the characters get involved in various misadventures. The movie also touches upon themes of insurance, divorce, impersonation, seduction, and fraud. With elements of deception, drunkenness, and frame-up, Havana Widows offers a humorous and scandalous take on show business and the lives of chorus girls. The pre-code film captures the vibrant atmosphere of Havana, Cuba, adding an exotic touch to the story.
Circumstances force a womanizing playboy on leave from the Merchant Marine to ask two shipmates to help him by dating two surplus girlfriends.
Julie Cavendish comes from a family of great Broadway actors. Her mother Fanny staunchly continues acting. Her boisterous brother Tony is fleeing a breach of promise suit in Hollywood. Her daughter Gwen must decide between going on stage, or settling down in a conventional marriage. Julie is just thinking that it would be nice to retire and get married, when who should turn up but her old beau, Gilmore Marshal, the platinum magnate from South America.
Two big city lawyers are handed an important case but then find it requires them to deal with the oddball and very shrewd characters in a small town.
This MGM Passing Parade series short tells the story of Julian Poydras, whose encounter with a girl at Mardi Gras had a profound effect on his later life.
Director Lloyd Bacon's 1931 drama takes a different look at the Broadway arena by focusing on the owners of a theatrical costume shop.
A man wrongfully convicted of murder escapes custody and goes in search of the real killer. The problem is that he only has one clue to go on.
Connie Chase receives a letter from Chaseville in Chase County, Kentucky, informing her that her lawyer husband, Jimmie, is a descendant of the Blue Grass State Chases. Assuming that they are now aristocratic heirs, they take a trip to visit their wealthy relations. They soon discover that Chaseville is a back-country hick town, and that their kin are dirt-poor illiterates who ambulate in bare feet. Nevertheless, Pappy (Charley Chase) could use Jimmie to defend him in a breach of promise lawsuit. Miss Lavinia Watkins sued him for not tying the knot, after pledging to marry her. The case is resolved as the courtroom becomes a dance floor, and everyone celebrates.
Wanting his son to get away from his many girlfriends and buckle down to work, the New York industrialist father of a playboy sends him to an obscure village in Spain to find samples of a rare mineral. When the son gets to Spain, he runs afoul of the local police chief - who has a secret that he tries to keep the young man from discovering.