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''In This Our Life'' (1942) is Creator/WarnerBrothers drama film directed by Creator/JohnHuston, starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/OliviaDeHavilland, George Brent, and Dennis Morgan.Morgan, and Creator/CharlesCoburn. It was [[TheFilmofTheBook adapted from]] the UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning novel of the same name by Ellen Glasgow.
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''In This Our Life'' (1942) is Creator/WarnerBrothers drama film directed by Creator/JohnHuston, starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/OliviaDeHavilland, George Brent, and Dennis Morgan. The film is It was [[TheFilmofTheBook based on]] adapted from]] the UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning novel of the same name by Ellen Glasgow.
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''In This Our Life'' (1942) is Creator/WarnerBrothers drama film directed by Creator/JohnHuston, starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/OliviaDeHavilland, and George Brent. The film is [[TheFilmofTheBook based on]] the UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning novel of the same name by Ellen Glasgow.
The film begins with Stanley Timberlake (Davis) smooching with her own sister's husband, Peter, even though she herself is engaged to Craig Fleming (Brent). Stanley and Peter run away together, leaving Roy Timberlake distraught, but things soon turn sour for the homewrecking pair.
The film begins with Stanley Timberlake (Davis) smooching with her own sister's husband, Peter, even though she herself is engaged to Craig Fleming (Brent). Stanley and Peter run away together, leaving Roy Timberlake distraught, but things soon turn sour for the homewrecking pair.
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''In This Our Life'' (1942) is Creator/WarnerBrothers drama film directed by Creator/JohnHuston, starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/OliviaDeHavilland, and George Brent.Brent, and Dennis Morgan. The film is [[TheFilmofTheBook based on]] the UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize-winning novel of the same name by Ellen Glasgow.
The film begins with Stanley Timberlake (Davis) smooching with her own sister'shusband, Peter, husband Peter (Morgan), even though she herself is engaged to Craig Fleming (Brent). Stanley and Peter run away together, leaving Roy Timberlake (de Havilland) distraught, but things soon turn sour for the homewrecking pair.
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* YourCheatingHeart: The double whammy of Stanley cheating on Craig, and Peter cheating on Roy with Stanley.
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** What eventually happens to Stanley: [[spoiler: Her reckless driving finally causes her to hit and kill a young girl and seriously injure her mother. She proceeds to blame it on her family’s African American helper, Parry Clay, because she knows that she can get away with it. However, in the movie, she is found out and meets her death from speeding away from the police and failing to turn a sharp curb.]]
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** What eventually happens to Stanley: [[spoiler: Her reckless driving finally causes her to hit and kill a young girl and seriously injure her mother. She proceeds to blame it on her family’s family's African American helper, Parry Clay, because she knows that she can get away with it. However, in the movie, she is found out and meets her death from speeding away from the police and failing to turn a sharp curb.]]
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* NeverMyFault: Stanley’s irritating MO.
* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler: The ambitious Parry Clay is used as a scapegoat to the manslaughter of a little girl.]]
* TheScapegoat: [[spoiler: The ambitious Parry Clay is used as a scapegoat to the manslaughter of a little girl.]]
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* NeverMyFault: Stanley’s Stanley's irritating MO.
* TheScapegoat:[[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The ambitious Parry Clay is used as a scapegoat by Stanley to the manslaughter of a little girl.girl, because she knows that a working-class black man would less likely to be believed than a privileged white woman.]]
* TheScapegoat:
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** What eventually happens to Stanley: [[spoiler: Her reckless driving finally causes her to hit and kill a young girl and seriously injure her mother. She proceeds to blame it on her family’s African American helper, Parry Clay, because she knows that she can get away with it. Stanley However, in the movie, she is found out and meets her death from speeding away from the police and failing to turn a sharp curb.]]
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* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler: A little girl is killed in a drunk driving accident]].
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* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Averted, as a little girl is killed in a drunk driving accident]].
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* UsefulNotes/TheGreatDepression: Although the book came out in 1941, it captures the feeling of despair and hopelessness felt during the Depression.
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* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Roy's neediness and neurosis are less prominent in the film, and she's more of TheIngenue to reflect Olivia de Havilland's typecasting.
* AdaptationalKarma: [[spoiler: Stanley in the film does not get away with framing Parry for her crimes and perishes in a fiery car crash]].
* AdaptationalKarma: [[spoiler: Stanley in the film does not get away with framing Parry for her crimes and perishes in a fiery car crash]].
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: [[spoiler: Stanley frames Parry for the AccidentalMurder of a little girl, knowing that no one will question the word of a privileged white woman over a black man]].
* DramaBomb: After ninety minutes of melodrama, the bomb is dropped when [[spoiler: Stanley drunkenly runs over a little girl]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Peter kills himself over the stress of providing for Stanley]].
* EveryCarIsAPinto: [[spoiler: Stanley's car explodes as soon as she crashes it in the finale]].
* ExtremeDoormat: Roy, though more so in the book where she has massive abandonment issues.
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Stanley is the pretty sister and Roy is the smart sister.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Peter gets treated more sympathetically by the narrative than Stanley with the adultery - even though she's only jilting an admirer, and he's divorcing a faithful wife. Presumably because his LaserGuidedKarma is essentially having to put up with Stanley.
* UsefulNotes/TheGreatDepression: Although the book came out in 1941, it captures the feeling of despair and hopelessness felt during the Depression.
* DramaBomb: After ninety minutes of melodrama, the bomb is dropped when [[spoiler: Stanley drunkenly runs over a little girl]].
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Peter kills himself over the stress of providing for Stanley]].
* EveryCarIsAPinto: [[spoiler: Stanley's car explodes as soon as she crashes it in the finale]].
* ExtremeDoormat: Roy, though more so in the book where she has massive abandonment issues.
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Stanley is the pretty sister and Roy is the smart sister.
* GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Peter gets treated more sympathetically by the narrative than Stanley with the adultery - even though she's only jilting an admirer, and he's divorcing a faithful wife. Presumably because his LaserGuidedKarma is essentially having to put up with Stanley.
* UsefulNotes/TheGreatDepression: Although the book came out in 1941, it captures the feeling of despair and hopelessness felt during the Depression.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: What eventually happens to Stanley: [[spoiler: Her reckless driving finally causes her to hit and kill a young girl and seriously injure her mother. She proceeds to blame it on her family’s African American helper, Parry Clay, because she knows that she can get away with it. Stanley meets her death from speeding away from the police and failing to turn a sharp curb.]]
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* LaserGuidedKarma: HonorBeforeReason:
** Uncle William offers to give Craig a share of his business if he stops representing poor (read: black) clients. Craig politely turns him down.
** [[spoiler: Parry refuses a bribe from Stanley to take the fall for her crime]].
* ImpoverishedPatrician: The Timberlakes were once well-to-do but are now working class, often relying on handouts from Uncle William.
* IncestSubtext: It's a lot less subtext in the book, but there's a lot of it between Uncle William and Stanley. Towards the end he essentially propositions her into being his kept woman.
* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Averted, as a little girl is killed in a drunk driving accident]].
* LaserGuidedKarma:
** What eventually happens to Stanley: [[spoiler: Her reckless driving finally causes her to hit and kill a young girl and seriously injure her mother. She proceeds to blame it on her family’s African American helper, Parry Clay, because she knows that she can get away with it. Stanley meets her death from speeding away from the police and failing to turn a sharp curb.]]]]
** And Uncle William [[spoiler: is given six months to live after being diagnosed with cancer]].
** Uncle William offers to give Craig a share of his business if he stops representing poor (read: black) clients. Craig politely turns him down.
** [[spoiler: Parry refuses a bribe from Stanley to take the fall for her crime]].
* ImpoverishedPatrician: The Timberlakes were once well-to-do but are now working class, often relying on handouts from Uncle William.
* IncestSubtext: It's a lot less subtext in the book, but there's a lot of it between Uncle William and Stanley. Towards the end he essentially propositions her into being his kept woman.
* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Averted, as a little girl is killed in a drunk driving accident]].
* LaserGuidedKarma:
** What eventually happens to Stanley: [[spoiler: Her reckless driving finally causes her to hit and kill a young girl and seriously injure her mother. She proceeds to blame it on her family’s African American helper, Parry Clay, because she knows that she can get away with it. Stanley meets her death from speeding away from the police and failing to turn a sharp curb.
** And Uncle William [[spoiler: is given six months to live after being diagnosed with cancer]].
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* SouthernBelle: Stanley is one during the Depression Era.
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* UnclePennybags: Uncle William is rich and affluent, frequently doting on Stanley.
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* SiblingTriangle: Roy is madly in love with her husband, Roy, and Stanley is also completely smitten. So she steals him from Roy.
* SpoiledBrat: Spoiled mostly by her uncle Fitzroy (Charles Coburn), Stanley gets away with everything she wants. Not only is she completely selfish because of this, but she always complains that no one cares for her.
* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Guess who regrets his hasty marriage? [[spoiler: Peter. Stanley doesn’t care about him: she only cares about having fun, and she’s annoyed when Peter tells her about the responsibilities he has and how she should respect that. She then yells at him and tells him how much she hates him.]]
* SpoiledBrat: Spoiled mostly by her uncle Fitzroy (Charles Coburn), Stanley gets away with everything she wants. Not only is she completely selfish because of this, but she always complains that no one cares for her.
* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Guess who regrets his hasty marriage? [[spoiler: Peter. Stanley doesn’t care about him: she only cares about having fun, and she’s annoyed when Peter tells her about the responsibilities he has and how she should respect that. She then yells at him and tells him how much she hates him.]]
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* SiblingTriangle: Roy is madly in love with her husband, Roy, Peter, and Stanley is also completely smitten. So she steals him from Roy.
* SpoiledBrat: Spoiled mostly by her uncle Fitzroy (Charles Coburn), Stanley gets away with everything she wants.Not only She in turn is she completely selfish because of this, but she always complains that no one cares for her.
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* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Guess who regrets his hasty marriage? [[spoiler: Peter. Stanley doesn’t care about him: she only cares about having fun, andshe’s annoyed when Peter tells her about the responsibilities he has and how she should respect that. She then yells at him and tells him how much she hates him.eventually admits to hating his guts.]]
* SpoiledBrat: Spoiled mostly by her uncle Fitzroy (Charles Coburn), Stanley gets away with everything she wants.
* SpurnedIntoSuicide: Guess who regrets his hasty marriage? [[spoiler: Peter. Stanley doesn’t care about him: she only cares about having fun, and
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* SpoiledBrat: Spoiled mostly by her uncle Fitzroy (Charles Coburn), Stanley gets away with everything she wants. Not only does she always get what she wants, but she always complains about everything as well. [[spoiler: Until her lying scheme catches up with her.]]
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* SpoiledBrat: Spoiled mostly by her uncle Fitzroy (Charles Coburn), Stanley gets away with everything she wants. Not only does is she always get what she wants, completely selfish because of this, but she always complains about everything as well. [[spoiler: Until her lying scheme catches up with that no one cares for her.]]
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* CrusadingLawyer: Craig doesn’t make much money with his law firm, but he’s willing to help his clients even if they don't have the money. He rejects Uncle Fitzroy’s offer to help with the legal side of his business (something that would bring him a lot of money) because he disagrees with Fitzroy’s practices. He even gives Parry Clay, the Timberlake’s African American helper, a job as a clerk because he wants to become a lawyer.
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* CrusadingLawyer: Craig doesn’t make much money with his law firm, but he’s willing to help his clients even if they don't have the money. He rejects Uncle Fitzroy’s offer to help with the legal side of his business (something that would bring him a lot of money) because he disagrees with Fitzroy’s practices. He even gives Parry Clay, the son of the Timberlake’s African American helper, housekeeper, a job as a clerk because he wants to become a lawyer.
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* CrusadingLawyer: Craig doesn’t make much money with his law firm, but he’s willing to do it to help his clients. He even rejects Uncle Fitzroy’s offer to help with the legal side of his business (something that would bring him a lot of money) because he disagrees with Fitzroy’s practices. He even gives Parry Clay, the Timberlake’s African American helper, a job as a clerk because he wants to become a lawyer.
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* CrusadingLawyer: Craig doesn’t make much money with his law firm, but he’s willing to do it to help his clients. He clients even if they don't have the money. He rejects Uncle Fitzroy’s offer to help with the legal side of his business (something that would bring him a lot of money) because he disagrees with Fitzroy’s practices. He even gives Parry Clay, the Timberlake’s African American helper, a job as a clerk because he wants to become a lawyer.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: What eventually happens to Stanley: [[spoiler: Her reckless driving finally causes her to hit and kill a young girl and seriously injure her mother. She proceeds to blame it on her family’s African American helper, Parry Clay, because she knows that she can get away with it. Stanley meets her death from speeding away from the police and failing to turn a sharp curb.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: What eventually happens to Stanley: [[spoiler: Her reckless driving finally causes her to hit and kill a young girl and seriously injure her mother. She proceeds to blame it on her family’s African American helper, Parry Clay, because she knows that she can get away with it. Stanley meets her death from speeding away from the police and failing to turn a sharp curb. ]]
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''In This Our Life'' (1942) is Creator/WarnerBrothers drama directed by Creator/JohnHuston, starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/OliviaDeHavilland, and George Brent. The film is based of the Pulitzer-winning book of the same name written by Ellen Glasgow.
The film begins with Stanley Timberlake (Davis) smooching with her own sister Roy’s husband, Peter, even though she herself is engaged to Craig Fleming (Brent). They run away together, but things turn sour fast.
As for Roy and Craig, they get very close due to their mutual loss and find themselves on the verge of marriage. Unfortunately, Stanley soon comes to ruin their happiness.
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!!''In This Our Life'' shows the following tropes:
* CrusadingLawyer: Craig doesn’t make much money with his law firm, but he’s willing to do it to help his clients. He even rejects Uncle Fitzroy’s offer to help with the legal side of his business (something that would bring him a lot of money) because he disagrees with Fitzroy’s practices. He even gives Parry Clay, the Timberlake’s African American helper, a job as a clerk because he wants to become a lawyer.
*HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Stanley’s golden locks mean nothing. Completely {{Averted}}.
*LaserGuidedKarma: What eventually happens to Stanley: [[spoiler: Her reckless driving finally causes her to hit and kill a young girl and seriously injure her mother. She proceeds to blame it on her family’s African American helper, Parry Clay, because she knows that she can get away with it. Stanley meets her death from speeding away from the police and failing to turn a sharp curb.
*NeverMyFault: Stanley’s irritating MO.
*TheScapegoat: The ambitious Parry Clay is used as a scapegoat to the manslaughter of a little girl.
*SiblingRivalry: Mostly felt by Stanley against Roy.
*SiblingTriangle: Roy is madly in love with her husband, Roy, and Stanley is also completely smitten. So she steals him from Roy.
*SpoiledBrat: Spoiled mostly by her uncle Fitzroy (Charles Coburn), Stanley gets away with everything she wants. Not only does she always get what she wants, but she always complains about everything as well. [[spoiler: Until her lying scheme catches up with her.]]
*SpurnedIntoSuicide: Guess who regrets his hasty marriage? [[spoiler: Peter. Stanley doesn’t care about him: she only cares about having fun, and she’s annoyed when Peter tells her about the responsibilities he has and how she should respect that. She then yells at him and tells him how much she hates him.]]
*TomboyishName: Both Roy and Stanley have very masculine sounding names. Roy makes sense because it’s taken from her mother’s surname; however, who knows where they got Stanley from.
*TheUnapologetic: This is Stanley’s bread and butter. She doesn’t care that she stole Peter from her sister, that he [[spoiler: killed himself]], or that she’s trying to seduce her former fiancé, who’s now Roy’s fiancé.
*WouldHitAGirl: Peter is driven to extremes with Stanley, and he hits her, regrettably.
*YourCheatingHeart: The double whammy of Stanley cheating on Craig, and Peter cheating on Roy with Stanley.
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''In This Our Life'' (1942) is Creator/WarnerBrothers drama directed by Creator/JohnHuston, starring Creator/BetteDavis, Creator/OliviaDeHavilland, and George Brent. The film is based of the Pulitzer-winning book of the same name written by Ellen Glasgow.
The film begins with Stanley Timberlake (Davis) smooching with her own sister Roy’s husband, Peter, even though she herself is engaged to Craig Fleming (Brent). They run away together, but things turn sour fast.
As for Roy and Craig, they get very close due to their mutual loss and find themselves on the verge of marriage. Unfortunately, Stanley soon comes to ruin their happiness.
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!!''In This Our Life'' shows the following tropes:
* CrusadingLawyer: Craig doesn’t make much money with his law firm, but he’s willing to do it to help his clients. He even rejects Uncle Fitzroy’s offer to help with the legal side of his business (something that would bring him a lot of money) because he disagrees with Fitzroy’s practices. He even gives Parry Clay, the Timberlake’s African American helper, a job as a clerk because he wants to become a lawyer.
*HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Stanley’s golden locks mean nothing. Completely {{Averted}}.
*LaserGuidedKarma: What eventually happens to Stanley: [[spoiler: Her reckless driving finally causes her to hit and kill a young girl and seriously injure her mother. She proceeds to blame it on her family’s African American helper, Parry Clay, because she knows that she can get away with it. Stanley meets her death from speeding away from the police and failing to turn a sharp curb.
*NeverMyFault: Stanley’s irritating MO.
*TheScapegoat: The ambitious Parry Clay is used as a scapegoat to the manslaughter of a little girl.
*SiblingRivalry: Mostly felt by Stanley against Roy.
*SiblingTriangle: Roy is madly in love with her husband, Roy, and Stanley is also completely smitten. So she steals him from Roy.
*SpoiledBrat: Spoiled mostly by her uncle Fitzroy (Charles Coburn), Stanley gets away with everything she wants. Not only does she always get what she wants, but she always complains about everything as well. [[spoiler: Until her lying scheme catches up with her.]]
*SpurnedIntoSuicide: Guess who regrets his hasty marriage? [[spoiler: Peter. Stanley doesn’t care about him: she only cares about having fun, and she’s annoyed when Peter tells her about the responsibilities he has and how she should respect that. She then yells at him and tells him how much she hates him.]]
*TomboyishName: Both Roy and Stanley have very masculine sounding names. Roy makes sense because it’s taken from her mother’s surname; however, who knows where they got Stanley from.
*TheUnapologetic: This is Stanley’s bread and butter. She doesn’t care that she stole Peter from her sister, that he [[spoiler: killed himself]], or that she’s trying to seduce her former fiancé, who’s now Roy’s fiancé.
*WouldHitAGirl: Peter is driven to extremes with Stanley, and he hits her, regrettably.
*YourCheatingHeart: The double whammy of Stanley cheating on Craig, and Peter cheating on Roy with Stanley.
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