The Easiest Way

1h 13m
DramaRomance
5.1

A virtuous and innocent young woman uneasily gives in to the lavish attentions of a "sugar daddy" but then finds true love with a newspaperman her own age. But when he disappears on a long assignment, she is unable to support herself in Depression-era New York and returns to her previous arrangement, placing her in a predicament when he returns.

Cast

Constance Bennett
Laura Murdock
Adolphe Menjou
William Brockton
Robert Montgomery
Jack Madison
Anita Page
Peg Murdock
Marjorie Rambeau
Elfie St. Clair
J. Farrell MacDonald
Ben Murdock
Clara Blandick
Agnes Murdock
Clark Gable
Nickolas (Nick) Feliki
John Harron
Chris Swoboda - Laura's Suitor (uncredited)
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Clara Williams (uncredited)
Charles Judels
Mr. Gensler (uncredited)
Andy Shuford
Bobby Murdock (uncredited)

Crew

Jack Conway
Director
Edith Ellis
Writer
Frank Sullivan
Editor
John J. Mescall
Director of Photography
Robert A. Golden
Assistant Director
Al Shenberg
Assistant Director
Hunt Stromberg
Producer
René Hubert
Costume Design
Eugene Walter
Theatre Play
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction

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