There is some kissing. In one scene Millie and Burt kiss on the beach in the style of "From Here To Eternity".

A newly-married couple kiss as the husband tries to leave for work and while the woman is still in bed, possibly naked.

Millie is beaten by Burt after he wrongly assumes that she is on the side of his father. She is slapped around the face twice and has her hand crushed under a typewriter. In the next scene, she has a black eye, some other bruises, and a bandage around her hand. The bandages and bruises disappear in subsequent scenes as she heals.

A young man slaps his older wife in the face when he accused her of being in league with his father and ex-wife. He then picks up her typewriter and crushes her hand.

Millie (Joan Crawford) goes after her husband's ex-wife and father and yells at them. She calls his ex-wife a conniving tramp and a slut. The word hell is also mentioned.

There is an offhand comment about marijuana, or "tea," an old slang term for marijuana.