The Beautiful and Damned

the long version

'The Beautiful and Damned' is the story of Anthony Patch and his wife, Gloria. Harvard-educated and an aspiring aesthete, Patch is waiting for his inheritance upon his grandfather's death. His reckless marriage to Gloria is fueled by alcohol and is destroyed by greed. The Patches race through a series of alcohol-induced fiascoes first in hilarity, and then in despair.'The Beautiful and Damned', a devastating portrait of the nouveaux riches, New York night life, reckless ambition, and squandered