The Life of Vergie Winters (1934): Cast & Plot
The Life of Vergie Winters is a 1934 drama directed by Alfred Santell, starring Ann Harding as Vergie Winters, Betty Furness and John Boles. It runs 1 hour 22 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 22m (82 min)
- Director
- Alfred Santell
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Life of Vergie Winters About?
The premise of The Life of Vergie Winters without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A small‑town politician is denied the chance to marry the woman he loves. He eventually weds another woman, which boosts his political career, yet he maintains a secret affair with his true love, grappling with the sacrifices women make in the name of love.
The Life of Vergie Winters Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- damsel in distress
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- banned by the catholic church
- prohibition era
- cigarette smoking
- gossip monger
- grief
- song
- childhood sweetheart
- fabrication
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- reprisal
- retribution
- treachery
- vindication
- anger
- false accusation
- sadness
- devotion
- funeral
- racial sterotype
- black maid
- marriage proposal
- speakeasy
- bartender
- saloon
- confrontation
- remorse
- desperation
- dire straits
- episodic structure
- theft
- 1890s
- gossip
- milliner
- politician
- horse
- orchestral music score
- wrongful arrest
- family relationships
- social climber
- airline
- election
- private detective
- pardon
- prison
- ostracism
- congressman
- confession of a crime
The Life of Vergie Winters Cast & Characters
Ann Harding leads the cast as Vergie Winters, with Betty Furness as Joan Shadwell and John Boles as John Shadwell. Directed by Alfred Santell; 20 actors are credited in all.
- Director Alfred Santell
- Ann Harding as Vergie Winters
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Betty Furness as Joan Shadwell - John Boles as John Shadwell
- Helen Vinson as Laura Shadwell
Also Starring in The Life of Vergie Winters
· 16 more- Lon Chaney Jr. Hugo McQueen
- Ben Alexander Barry Preston
- Bonita Granville Joan Shadwell as a Child (uncredited)
- Donald Crisp Mike Davey
- Frank Albertson Ranny Truesdale
- Walter Brennan Roscoe (uncredited)
- Sara Haden Winnie Belle
- Edwin Stanley Mr. Truesdale
- Wallis Clark Mr. Preston
- Cecil Cunningham Pearl Turner
- Edward Van Sloan Jim Winters
- Josephine Whittell Madame Claire
- Dorothy Sebastian Lulu
- Wesley Barry Herbert Somerby
- Maidel Turner Ella Heenan
- Molly O'Day Sadie
More from Alfred Santell
More films directed by Alfred Santell: That Brennan Girl, The Hairy Ape, Jack London and Beyond the Blue Horizon.
The Life of Vergie Winters Plot Summary
What happens in The Life of Vergie Winters from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
From her Parkville jail cell, Vergie Winters (Ann Harding) watches Senator John Shadwell’s funeral procession and recalls a twenty-year-old chapter of their lives: the day the young lawyer John Shadwell (John Boles) returned to Parkville from an extended honeymoon with his wife Laura Shadwell (Helen Vinson) and sought out Vergie, his former lover. After a passionate embrace, John explains that he walked away when Vergie’s father claimed she was pregnant by laborer Hugo McQueen (Lon Chaney Jr.), a lie Vergie reveals Laura’s father paid to derail their romance with a price tag of $10,000.
Full summary
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How Well Do You Know The Life of Vergie Winters?
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The Life of Vergie Winters FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Life of Vergie Winters, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Life of Vergie Winters?
The Life of Vergie Winters runs 1 hour 22 minutes (82 minutes).
When was The Life of Vergie Winters released?
The Life of Vergie Winters was released on June 14, 1934.
Who directed The Life of Vergie Winters?
The Life of Vergie Winters was directed by Alfred Santell.
More films by Alfred Santell Who is in the cast of The Life of Vergie Winters?
The Life of Vergie Winters stars Ann Harding as Vergie Winters, Betty Furness as Joan Shadwell and John Boles as John Shadwell, among 20 credited actors.
Does The Life of Vergie Winters have a post-credit scene?
No. The Life of Vergie Winters has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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