Illicit 1931. Barbara Stanwyck, Ricardo Cortez, Joan Blondell, James Rennie, Natalie Moorhead Anne Vincent (Barbara Stanwyck) is not particularly excited when it comes to marriage, despite her long-running relationship with Dick Ives (James Rennie). Although Dick would love to put a ring on her finger, Anne thinks marriage would spell the end of their love affair. Her opinion changes when people start to gossip about their nontraditional liaison. Worried about their reputation, the pair get married, as convention dictates -- and that's when the trouble starts.