The film stars Claudette Colbert, Charles Boyer, Joel McCrea, Joan Bennett, and Helen Vinson.

Cinematographer Leon Shamroy used early zoom lenses to create special effects for the film.

Claudette Colbert was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the film.

A female doctor (Colbert) probes the twisted minds of her patients in a mental institution.

The very caring psychiatrist and her colleague face discrimination by a conservative new supervisor.