A neurotic, unmarried woman chafing under a domineering mother is helped by an eminent psychiatrist, who instills self-confidence in her, which is put to the test when she falls in love with an unhappily married man. Bette Davis was nominated for Best Actress as the daughter and Gladys Cooper got a Best Supporting Actress nod as her mother. The film's title is from a line in Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass."