this 1936 film be a great film classic with outstanding veteran actor who make this into a great dramatic story concern lady helen dudley dearden and ( loretta young ) who try to protect her husband from a past relationship with a young woman . sir alan dearden ( franchot tone ) be an outstanding lawyer who be about to be choose a attorney general and his wife lady helen be be blackmail by hugh lewis ( henry daniell ) with a bunch of love letter that sir alan have send to this woman . the story get quite involve with a man be accuse of kill his wife and also another murder of a woman sir alan have an affair with . there be a very tricky end to this film that you will not be able to figure out until the very end of this film . roland young and ( william bunny jeffers ) give a great support role to this great film classic .