in the creation of forbidden frank capra candidly admit that the story be rip off from fanny hurst back street . too bad he couldn not get to do the real thing . forbidden be make at a time when frank capra be involve with both lucille reyburn who eventually he marry and his star barbara stanwyck . capra have just direct stanwyck in the miracle woman and have hope for this venture which he have the original story idea which be script by jo swerling . a for stanwyck accord to a biography about her and she be involve with capra because of her abusive and jealous first husband frank fay who literally terrorize her on the set of his film . i be sure his presence must have be a distraction . but i would venture to say that even if thing be on an even keel for stanwyck and capra and i do not think that would have save this film . it melodramatic corn which i think today audience would find laughable . stanwyck play a spinster librarian who decide to take her saving and splurge them on a cruise to havana . there she meet adolphe menjou who be also on vacation and travel incognito . he look for a little frolic himself . in this rather frank film before the code and menjou hasn not be get any kanoodling from wife dorothy peterson who be injure in an automobile accident . he and stanwyck have a daughter together and to save his and her reputation and the daughter be adopt by her real father and peterson . in the meantime and on the rebound stanwyck marry her bos on the newspaper she work for and ralph bellamy . bellamy be not in a typical ralph bellamy goof role and he get a streak of jealousy in him as well . it doesn not go really good for anybody . everyone try their best and but the film lay there like a melodramatic lump . even the best director turn out a clinker now and then and capra be learn both his craft and his message at this time . and juggle two woman a well and what a guy .