Next Time We Love (1936)

A journalist (James Stewart) whose career is on the rise and an aspiring actress (Margaret Sullavan) marry. But their careers place an obstacle in their marriage and sometimes love is not enough. Based on the novel by Ursula Parrott, this soap opera is a rather tired affair. Sullavan is radiant and the young Stewart, his mannerisms not yet settled in, make for a charming couple. But they can't breath much life into this hoary melodrama but they give it their best shot. Some of the issues raised in the film are still relevant (career over family, for example) but I just wish they had been executed better. The film's ending is so abrupt that it leaves issues unresolved or addressed. It's as if they ran out of time and simply just decided to end the film then and there! Directed by Edward H. Griffith. With Ray Milland as the third member of the triangle, Hattie McDaniel, Grant Mitchell and Anna Demetrio.