The Saxon Charm (1948) DVD-R

Starring Robert Montgomery, Susan Hayward, John Payne, Audrey Totter,
Harry Morgan
Directed by Claude Binyon

Print: black/white
Runtime: 88 min.
Genre: drama
Print quality: B


In this drama, an egomaniacal producer freely treads upon those around
him without regard to the harm he does. The devoted wife of a novelist
sees this after the producer foists himself on her during a party; she tries
to warn her novelist husband who wants the man to produce his play, but
he does not listen. Later the producer tries to destroy his own girl
friend's career by spreading vicious rumors; he succeeds and she loses
her contract. Meanwhile the writer and his wife, thanks to the producer's
manipulation, have separated. The writer is then forced to revise the
play. The result is so bad that he cannot attract the actor he wanted to
play his leading man. The novelist's wife gets her revenge on the
producer by showing an original draft of the play to the actor her husband
wanted. He is impressed and helps her find another producer. When the
husband hears about his wife's actions he immediately returns, but not
before punching the egotistical producer in the eye.