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65% Critic Match
Forbidden
“Her Greatest Dramatic Role !”
6.5 / 10• 1932• 1h 25m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
On a cruise to Cuba, Lulu Smith falls in love with Bob Grover. Back home, she breaks off the romance when he tells her he is married. Lulu has a baby but doesn't tell Bob, who turns out to be a rising politician. She passes herself off as the baby's nanny. When Bob learns what is going on, he adopts the little girl, not telling his wife or anyone else where she came from. Lulu gets a job at a newspaper. Things get complicated when the editor gets the dirt on Bob, but also wants to marry Lulu.
Cast & Crew
Barbara Stanwyck
Lulu Smith
Lead
Adolphe Menjou
Robert Grover
Ralph Bellamy
Al Holland
Dorothy Peterson
Helen Grover
Thomas Jefferson
Wilkinson
MF
Myrna Fresholt
Roberta - Baby
Charlotte Henry
Roberta - Age 18
Oliver Eckhardt
Briggs
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Capra's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Forbidden is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
