this movie have nothing to do with the 1931 version that also joan crawford . it more along the line of the snake pit . it star out with joan crawford walk the street in a trance like state and she keep on repeat the name david . she send to the mental ward at the hospital and the movie go in flashback to show how she end up like this . the flashback star with joan crawford want to marry van heflin but he just want to break the relationship off . she never get over it and go to work a a nurse take care of raymond massey wife . pretty soon and they find his wife body in the lake but they do not know if it be an accident or suicide . raymond massey ask crawford to marry him but she still in love with heflin and who be work with massey . she agree but massey daughter doesn not like her and she slowly star to go insane . i guess this be one of the first movie that deal with mental illness .