Art editor Madeleine Damian carries on numerous loveless affairs. After a failed relationship with advertiser Felix Courtland, the increasingly depressed Madeleine attempts suicide. When Jack Garet, her secretary and former lover, tries to blackmail her, Madeleine resigns and seeks a reclusive life. Neighbor David Cousins befriends Madeleine, but soon Courtland and Garet discover her whereabouts and disrupt her new life.
Hedy Lamarr
as Madeleine Damien
Dennis O'Keefe
as Dr. David Cousins
John Loder
as Felix Courtland
William Lundigan
as Jack Garet
Morris Carnovsky
as Dr. Richard Caleb
Natalie Schafer
as Ethel Royce
Paul Cavanagh
as Victor Kranish
Douglass Dumbrille
as District Attorney O'Brien
Margaret Hamilton
as Mrs. Geiger
Nicholas Joy
as Mitchell
Archie Twitchell
as Freddie Francher
Gino Corrado
as Carl, Waiter
