Wonder of Women (1929)

Director:

Clarence Brown

Writers:

Marian Ainslee (titles)
Bess Meredyth (writer)

Release Date:

13 July 1929 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A German pianist is going to break up with his unfaithful wife, when he receives the message that his favourite stepchild has died. |

Plot Keywords:

Pianist | Infidelity | Marriage | Based On Novel

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Lewis Stone	...	Stephen Trombolt
Leila Hyams	...	Karen
Peggy Wood	...	Brigitte
Harry Myers	...	Bruno Heim
Sarah Padden	...	Anna
George Fawcett	...	Doctor
Blanche Friderici	...	Stephen Trombolt's housekeeper (as Blanche Frederici)
Wally Albright	...	Wulle-Wulle (as Wally Albright Jr.)
Carmencita Johnson	...	Lottie as a child
Anita Louise	...	Lottie (as Anita Fremault)
Dietrich Haupt	...	Kurt as a child
Ullrich Haupt	...	Kurt

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System) (talking sequences) | Silent

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Soundtrack:

At Close Of Day

Part-talkie MGM feature is among the lost.

This is a part-talkie and one of the few MGM films to be among the lost. There is an unconfirmed rumor that it exists on laserdisc at UCLA. There are seven sound reels extant (#3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11), preserved from the vitaphone discs that accompanied the film. It was nominated for an Oscar for Screenplay.