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17 April 1931 (USA) moreUser Comments:
An interesting, if overblown, pre-Code examination of the implications of fault divorce moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Constance Bennett | ... | Doris Kendall |
 | Joel McCrea | ... | Captain Barry Craig |
| Paul Cavanagh | ... | Sir Wilfred Drake |
| Frederick Kerr | ... | Lord James Ponsonby |
| Louise Closser Hale | ... | Lady Agatha Ponsonby |
| Anthony Bushell | ... | Leslie Darrow |
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Mono (RCA Photophone System)Fun Stuff
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Anachronisms: In an early sequence, set in 1918, Constance Bennett is shown playing a phonograph record on the Victor label - but the label is the "scroll design" Victor didn't use until 1925. moreSoundtrack:
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Born to Love (1931) is rather silly but nevertheless is a good example of a candid treatment of divorce law before the Production Code of 1935 put a stop to serious treatment of divorce or of pre-marital sexuality. Stuck in a loveless marriage to Wilfred, a haughty English aristocrat, Doris causes Wilfred to believe she has committed adultery. The consequences to her are catastrophic.
The plot is creaky and relies on numerous contrivances. The acting is highly forgettable. Nevertheless, the issues of fault-based divorce are important ones. The movie also concerns the conflict between marriage as an institution for love and fulfillment as opposed to a unemotional union designed for the mutual support of spouses and children. Needless to say, divorce law in the old days was much better adapted to the latter vision of marriage than the former.