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UCLA: Machinal (2005)

UCLA: Machinal (2005)

Drama Romance

"I HAD TO GET FREE"

Release Date: 2005, June 15
Directors: Kirsten Lee Brandt

Overview:

Based on the case of Ruth Snyder in 1927 and the play written in 1928 by Sophie Treadwell, throughout nine episodes a Young Woman marries for emotional and financial independence in a patriarchal 1920's America, having a child before eventually succombing to a relationship with her true lover. In an attempt to be free, she murders her husband which leads to a highly publicised court case.