Leonora Eames' childhood fantasy had come true. She had married the multimillionaire Smith Ohlrig. However, her harmless dream quickly turns into a nightmare when she discovers the truth about her spouse-he is power-crazy and deranged! Because he refuses to grant her a divorce, she abandons her life of luxury on Long Island and takes a job as a receptionist at a run-down doctor's office on New York City's lower east side. Leonora becomes pregnant after Smith dupes her into a temporary reconciliation. She and one of the doctors, Larry Quinada (James Mason), have fallen in love by the time she discovers she is pregnant. However, she is enticed back to her affluent husband in order to provide financial security for her child. Her nasty husband is hell-bent on imprisoning both her and her child. How will Leonora fare?
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Leonora Eames' childhood fantasy had come true. She had married the multimillionaire Smith Ohlrig. However, her harmless dream quickly turns into a nightmare when she discovers the truth about her spouse-he is power-crazy and deranged! Because he refuses to grant her a divorce, she abandons her life of luxury on Long Island and takes a job as a receptionist at a run-down doctor's office on New York City's lower east side. Leonora becomes pregnant after Smith dupes her into a temporary reconciliation. She and one of the doctors, Larry Quinada (James Mason), have fallen in love by the time she discovers she is pregnant. However, she is enticed back to her affluent husband in order to provide financial security for her child. Her nasty husband is hell-bent on imprisoning both her and her child. How will Leonora fare?
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