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62% Critic Match
Payment on Demand
“He Strayed... and He Paid. She saw to that!”
6.2 / 10• 1951• 1h 30m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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 & Crew
Bette Davis
Joyce Ramsey (nee Jackson)
Lead
Barry Sullivan
David Anderson Ramsey
Jane Cowl
Mrs. Emily Hedges
Kent Taylor
Robert Townsend
Betty Lynn
Martha Ramsey
John Sutton
Anthony Tunliffe
Frances Dee
Eileen Benson
Peggie Castle
Diana Ramsey
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Curtis Bernhardt's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Payment on Demand is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
