East Side, West Side

Barbara Stanwyck (as wronged New York socialite Jessie Bourne) graciously buys the story from her loutish husband Brandon (James Mason) of his night away from home, some of which is true, later receiving the morning paper, in East Side, West Side, 1950, from the Marcia Davenport novel.

Opening sequence, Barbara Stanwyck as "Jessie" narrates, introducing her husband Brandon (James Mason), mother Nora (Gale Sondergaard) and her second husband Horace (Raymond Greenleaf), setting up the complex melodrama East Side, West Side, 1950, co-starring Ava Gardner and Van Heflin.

Jessie Bourne (Barbara Stanwyck), aiming to contain damage from a newspaper story featuring her husband and her innocent new friend Rosa (Cyd Charisse), joins her collecting her rising writer fiance` Mark (Van Heflin) at the airport, in East Side, West Side, 1950.

Chic New York couple Barbara Stanwyck and James Mason are torn apart by a seductive model in East Side, West Side (1950).

Isabel Lorrison (Ava Gardner) explains her intentions to former paramour Brandon Bourne (James Mason) now that she's back in town in East Side, West Side, 1950.