John Meade's Woman
"Teddy" Connor, a woman recently orphaned, leaves her uncle's Midwestern farm for Chicago, where she meets "lumber king" John Meade. John takes her in for a hot meal and sends her roses the next day. John is engaged to penniless society beauty Caroline Haig, who is in love with Rodney Bentley and is marrying John for his money. A jovial millionaire without a conscience, John orders his long-time employee, Tim Mathews, to report to Chicago from the lumber mills and announces he is leaving the lumber business for wheat. Although Tim insists they reforest their lumber lands, John ignores his plea. For laughs, John invites Teddy and Tim to his engagement party at Caroline's wealthy friend's estate. Teddy, realizing John is engaged to a woman who does not love him, drowns her tears in liquor and embarrasses Caroline.
Release Date
February 26, 1937Runtime
80 minRating
NRGenres
DramaDirected by
Richard WallaceWritten by
Vincent Lawrence, Herman J. MankiewiczStory by
John Bright, Robert TaskerLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Edward Arnold
John MeadeFrancine Larrimore
Teddy ConnorGail Patrick
Caroline HaigGeorge Bancroft
Tim MathewsJonathan Hale
Mr. MeltonSidney Blackmer
RodneyAileen Pringle
Mrs. MeltonStanley Andrews
WestleyHarry Hayden
GallatinRobert Strange
BlaneyJohn Trent
MikeErville Alderson
Willard Robertson
Man