The supporting cast of the MGM film features Robert Young, Melvyn Douglas, Fay Bainter and Hattie McDaniel.

Olivia Riley, a New York City ‘‘nightclub dancer’’, tires of the fast life and consents to marry Henry Linden, a wealthy farmer from Wisconsin.

In private, Olivia slaps David when her integrity is questioned, but she marries Henry because she says he's the only person in her life who is endlessly positive.

Olivia's situation is further complicated when David defends her from the unwanted advances of a farm hand and he begins to fall in love with her.

After Crawford and Franchot Tone had seen the original play, she asked MGM head, Louis B Mayer, to considered making a film adaptation.

[8] Though, Margarita Landazuri of Turner Classic Movies said in 2004: All three women turned in excellent performances in The Shining Hour, with Crawford rising to the challenge presented by her co-stars.