"A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise."
Bette Davis
as Charlotte Vale
Paul Henreid
as Jeremiah 'Jerry' Duvaux Durrance
Claude Rains
as Dr. Jaquith
Gladys Cooper
as Mrs. Henry Vale
Bonita Granville
as June Vale
John Loder
as Elliot Livingston
Ilka Chase
as Lisa Vale
Lee Patrick
as Deb McIntyre
Franklin Pangborn
as Mr. Thompson
Katharine Alexander
as Miss Trask
James Rennie
as Frank McIntyre
Mary Wickes
as Dora Pickford
Tod Andrews
as Dr. Dan Regan (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Yola d'Avril
as Celestine (uncredited)
Charles Drake
as Leslie Trotter (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey
as Hilda (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
as Aunt Hester (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Mary Field
Bess Flowers
as Concert Audience Member (uncredited)
George Lessey
as Uncle Herbert (uncredited)
Tempe Pigott
as Mrs. Smith (uncredited)
Frank Puglia
as Giuseppe (uncredited)
Constance Purdy
as Rosa (uncredited)
Janis Wilson
as Christine 'Tina' Durrance (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
as Lloyd (uncredited)
Casey Robinson
Screenplay
Olive Higgins Prouty
Novel
Irving Rapper
Director
Edward A. Blatt
Other
Leo F. Forbstein
Music Director
Don Siegel
Robert B. Lee
Sound
Hugo Friedhofer
Music Arranger
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Sol Polito
Director of Photography
Robert M. Haas
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Willard Van Enger
Special Effects
Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration
Perc Westmore
Makeup Artist
Warren Low
Editor
Rydo Loshak
Wardrobe Master