Payment on Demand (1951)

6.2/10 • 90 min • Drama

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. However, just before diving into a vacation fling, she runs into Emily, an old chum whose own divorce has left her embittered. Joyce then debates giving married life one last chance.

Cast

Bette Davis

Joyce Ramsey (nee Jackson)

Barry Sullivan

David Anderson Ramsey

Jane Cowl

Mrs. Emily Hedges

Kent Taylor

Robert Townsend

Betty Lynn

John Sutton

Anthony Tunliffe

Frances Dee

Peggie Castle

Otto Kruger

Walter Sande

Brett King

Richard Anderson

Natalie Schafer

Mrs. Edna Blanton

Katherine Emery

Lisa Golm

Moroni Olsen

Frank Wilcox

James Griffith

Bess Flowers

Restaurant Birthday Party Attendee

Barbara Merrill

Diana as a Child

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