Children of Divorce (1927)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Frank Lloyd

Writers:

Alfred Hustwick (titles)
Owen Johnson (novel)

Release Date:

25 April 1927 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A young flapper tricks her childhood sweetheart into marrying her. He really loves another woman, but didn't marry her for fear the marriage would end in divorce, like his parents'. Complications ensue. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

Clara Bow	...	Kitty Flanders
Esther Ralston	...	Jean Waddington
Gary Cooper	...	Edward D. 'Ted' Larrabee
Einar Hanson	...	Prince Ludovico de Saxe
Norman Trevor	...	Duke Henri de Goncourt
Hedda Hopper	...	Katherine Flanders
Edward Martindel	...	Tom Larrabee
Julia Swayne Gordon	...	Princess De Saxe
Tom Ricketts	...	The Secretary
Albert Gran	...	Mr. Seymour
Iris Stuart	...	Mousie
Margaret Campbell	...	Mother Superior
Percy Williams	...	Manning
Joyce Coad	...	Little Kitty
Yvonne Pelletier	...	Little Jean

Runtime:

USA:70 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Filming Locations:

Del Monte, California, USA

Company:

Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Trivia:

Josef von Sternberg was called in by Paramount to reshoot some scenes, shoot new scenes and recut the existing footage after executives made the determination that the film was not releasable.

Quotes:

Kitty Flanders: You'd make a marvelous second husband but you are too much of a luxury for a poor girl's first husband.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Hollywood" (1980)

Worth seeing for the three lead performances

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Although the message is ridiculous (it is better to kill yourself than to divorce your spouse) this soapy film is definitely worth seeing for the performances of the three leads. Clara Bow is absolutely delightful - at her coquettish flapper best. This is one of her few roles that does have a tragic conclusion. Cary Grant and Esther Ralston are also quite good.

This comment was originally submitted 7 years ago and apparently deleted. Due to spoilers perhaps??? I don't think I gave away too much. AND there has yet to be another comment posted on this extremely rare film. I would think that someone might want to read about it, since it is never shown and unavailable in any format. Please keep that in mind before deleting.

Another interesting item about this film: A young Hedda Hopper plays a supporting role, years before she became the gossip queen of Hollywood.