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Director:
Alfred E. Green
Writers:
Ethel Pettit (novel)
Austin Parker (adaptation)
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Release Date:
21 May 1932 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Witty, Naughty and Gay . . a spectacular story of how the other half lives - and loves - and lies. more
Plot:
The ten year marriage of of Caroline Van Dyke and Greg Grannard is falling apart. A young woman, Allison... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Call me Malbro more

Cast

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Ruth Chatterton ... Caroline Grannard
George Brent ... Julian Tierney

Bette Davis ... Malbro
John Miljan ... Greg Grannard
Adrienne Dore ... Allison Adair
John Wray ... Clark Davis
Robert Warwick ... The Doctor
Walter Walker ... Dante
Virginia Hammond ... Flo
Berton Churchill ... Judge Bradshaw
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Additional Details

Runtime:
71 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Approved

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Soundtrack:
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles more

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4 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Call me Malbro, 29 May 2006
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Author: David (Handlinghandel) from NY, NY

Where in the world did the screenwriters come up with such a first name? It is attached to the flirty character very well played by Bette Davis.

Ruth Chatterton was always good. She and Davis are both rich (though exactly what the origin of the axiom in the title is, I'm not sure.) She is married to an insufferable stuffed shirt. George Brent is also interested in her. Why she wants to stay with her husband is unclear. It's not as if he's faithful.

Chatterton is not well served by the film. She is costumed and made up in a highly unflattering way. Superb film actress though she was, even in 1932, she was no spring chicken. And the movie is filmed in a way that accents this.

The situations are a tiny bit racy but don't accept an ooh-la-la sort of pre-Code movie. It's a drawing room comedy of a second- or third-tier. Davis's character's name is probably the most memorable thing about it.

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