Paula

A quietly anxious melodrama that keeps you in the heroine's guilty conscience, hoping her secret holds even as her kindness pulls her closer to exposure.

Directed by

Rudolph Maté

Genres

Drama

Starring

Loretta Young, Kent Smith, Alexander Knox

Tagline

If you were Paula would you have stopped?

Overview

A woman, distraught because of her recent miscarriage, accidentally injures a child in a hit-and-run accident, but she keeps the incident a secret. Overcome with guilt and remorse, she seeks out the child in the hospital and attempts to help him regain his speech, even though, if successful, it might mean he will implicate her for the crime.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Guilt, grief, parenthood, redemption

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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