Payment on Demand
Payment on Demand is a 1951 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Bette Davis and Barry Sullivan. The screenplay by Bernhardt and Bruce Manning chronicles a marriage from its idealistic early days to its dissolution.
Plot
San Francisco socialite Joyce Ramsey is concerned about her daughter Martha's boyfriend Phil’s working-class background. Joyce is accustomed to controlling her surroundings to maintain the position, family and success that she and David have built. David is unhappy and stuns Joyce when he requests a divorce. He tells her that he is leaving that night, prompting her to reflect on their marriage.
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| author | Bruce Manning Curtis Bernhardt |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | San Francisco |
| director | Curtis Bernhardt |
| editor | Harry Marker |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | act disillusion divorce drive extramarital affair flashback gigolo id long married meet nothing private detective socialite struggle wed |
| musicBy | Victor Young |
| producer | Jack H. Skirball |
| productionCompany | RKO Pictures |
| publisher | RKO Pictures |