Dishonored Lady

Lamarr and Loder were husband and wife in real life when this film was made, but Lamarr was the behind-the-scenes producer and boss. Loder's character was killed off early in the film; the actors divorced not long after the movie's completion. Lamarr plays a mentally unstable magazine editor. After a suicide attempt (shades of LADY IN THE DARK), she is eventually referred to psychiatrist Carnovsky, who tells her she must leave her high-pressure job and seek calmer pastures elsewhere. She alters her identity (but not that gorgeous face) and moves to Greenwich Village, where she becomes a painter and meets scientist O'Keefe. Love blooms quickly (especially in a movie...