Ginger Rogers ("Top Hat," "Swing Time") earned an Academy Award for her dramatic portrayal of a white collar woman whose life is beset by troubles, including an affair with a married man and the death of her child. Based on a controversial best-selling novel by Christopher Morley, it was nominated for five Oscars, including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay. Directed by Oscar-nominee Sam Wood ("A Night at the Opera," "The Pride of the Yankees").