The Affairs of Martha

"It happened on the maid's night out!"

Jun 21 1942 Approved 1h 6m
Comedy, Romance

Members of a well-to-do small community become worried when it is revealed that one of their maids is writing a telling exposé.

Plot

The town gossips are reporting that a household servant in exclusive Rocky Point is writing an expose of the colony. Mrs. Sophia Sommerfield is convinced it can't be either one of her maids, Martha Lindstrom or Mrs. McKessic, although, unknown to Sophia, she is totally unaware that her son, Jeff, is married to Martha. At the moment, Jeff wants a divorce so he can marry another woman. The book comes out and Sophia is relieved to find that Martha's book does not reveal Sophia's fondness for reading "true-confession" magazines, nor mention that Sophia's young daughter, Mirand, writers her club reports for Sophia. Other items are cleaned up, also.

Written by

Isobel Lennart, Lee Gold

Directed by

Jules Dassin

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
520
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA