a real sudsy soap opera here a spencer tracy tackle the role of an illiterate until the age of 20. he marry the woman who teach him and her ambition and his drive lead him to success . success but no happiness here . a neer do well son and a faltering marriage lead to disaster and tragedy . tracy buy a railroad and succeed only to be subject to a disastrous rail strike and the death of 406 worker . the film appear at the beginning to be uneven but be rejuvenated thanks to the excellent use of flashback here . a double separate suicide here . we know that rich can not buy happiness but this be a little too far fetched . nonetheless and we have rivet performance by tracy and colleen moore . ms. vinson and a the 2nd wife and be also quite effective .