Proof that it's Pre-Code: Portrays women equally empowered as men, more so in this case, as Dot is the pursuer, not only proposing marriage to Dick but bringing the engagement ring for her own finger; Dick is continually referred to by Dot as a piece of property; as explanation for how such a strong man comes to be under his wife's thumb, Dick is shown to have a smothering mother whom he kisses lingeringly on the mouth with an almost incestuous passion; on the first night of their honeymoon, Dot makes an aggressive physical move toward Dick and then withholds her sexual favors until he enters her bed chamber as opposed to staying in his; Dot engages in erotic physical contact with Charlie, her former suitor, after marrying Dick.

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