A talented cast does its best with a nonsensical script in The Rich are Always With Us.
Ruth Chatterton stars as a witty socialite saddled with caddish husband
John Miljan. Upon learning that Miljan has been fooling around with
Adrienne Dore, Chatterton divorces him, whereupon his brokerage firm goes belly-up, for which our heroine holds herself responsible. She undergoes another guilt trip when Miljan's second wife dies in a car crash. Throughout all this, Chatterton denies herself true love in the person of foreign correspondent
George Brent, who became Chatterton's husband during filming.
Bette Davis enjoys an early scene-chewing opportunity as a predatory young debutante who sets her sights for the handsome Brent. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide