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Payment on Demand is a 1951 American drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt and starring Bette Davis and Barry Sullivan. The screenplay by Bernhardt and Bruce Manning chronicles a marriage from its idealistic early days to its dissolution.
Reviews 59% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings David (Barry Sullivan) gives his wife, Joyce (Bette Davis), an unexpected -- and unpleasant -- surprise when he suddenly demands a divorce. When ...
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- Drama
- Curtis Bernhardt
Payment on Demand: Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. With Bette Davis, Barry Sullivan, Jane Cowl, Kent Taylor. The film is about divorce but with flashbacks as to why divorce occurs.
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- Drama
- Curtis Bernhardt
- 1951-02-03
1h 30m1951. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A bitter divorcee thinks back on the mistakes that destroyed her marriage. Cast & Crew. Read More. Curtis Bernhardt. Director. Bette Davis. Joyce Ramsey. Barry Sullivan. David Ramsey. Jane Cowl. Mrs. [Emily] Hedges. Kent Taylor
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- Bette Davis
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Overview. David gives his wife, Joyce, an unexpected—and unpleasant—surprise when he suddenly demands a divorce. When she then learns that David has taken up with a younger woman, Joyce decides to make the most of this separation by taking a solo trip to the Caribbean.
29 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10. While the characters are somewhat unpleasant, the story is very innovative for 1951. planktonrules 24 October 2013. "Payment on Demand" is a good film. It's well made and interesting throughout.
Payment on Demand shares significant DNA with Harriet Craig — a hard-driving woman, focused on status and rank over all else — but it starts where the earlier film ends, with the husband (David Ramsey, played by Barry Sullivan) asking his wife (Bette Davis as Joyce) for divorce.
