this be one of joan crawford best talkie . it be the first gable crawford pairing and and make it evident to mgm and to audience that they be a sizzling team and lead the studio to make seven more film with them a co star . the film convincingly depict the downward slide of a brother and sister who and after their father lose everything in the stock market crash and must fend for themselves and work for a living . life be hard in the depression and and soon even their attempt at find legitimate work prove futile and and they resort to underworld activity . joan crawford be excellent a the socialite turn moll . she smart and complex and and believable . she even temper the theatrical stiffness of the other actor early talkie act style . clark gable be a diamond in the rough and masculine and gruff a the no nonsense gangster who become involve with crawford character . the same year he would play a similar and even more successful role opposite norma shearer in a free soul and secure his position a top male sex symbol at mgm . if you like crawford in this type of role and do not miss paid and which she do a year earlier and which be also among her best early talkie performance .