Ep 59: Sylvia Sidney in You and Me (1938)

Published: Oct. 30, 2019, 3:12 p.m.

b'The subtext of Virginia Van Upp\\u2019s script asks what kind of a society forbids ex-cons to fall in love and marry? Sylvia Sidney paid her debt to society, then risks her freedom for marriage with George Raft. Both are employed at a busy department store owned by a man who thinks good works mean more than a donation to the community chest. Once Raft learns that his wife was a jailbird, his double standards stink worse than clams at low tide. Who could give out to Sylvia Sidney, who has a face like a Valentine, heart-shaped with bow lips?'