Two Against the World (1932)

Director:

Archie Mayo

Writers:

Marion Dix (play), Jerry Horwin (play),

Stars:

Constance Bennett, Neil Hamilton, Helen Vinson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Constance Bennett	...	Miss Adele 'Dell' Hamilton
Neil Hamilton	...	Mr. David 'Dave' Norton
Helen Vinson	...	Corinne Walton
Allen Vincent	...	Bob Hamilton
Gavin Gordon	...	Victor H. 'Vic' Linley
Walter Walker	...	Courtney Hamilton
Roscoe Karns	...	Segall, reporter
Alan Mowbray	...	George 'Georgie' Walton
Hale Hamilton	...	Mr. Gordon Mitchell
Oscar Apfel	...	District Attorney Howard Mills
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Louise Carter	...	Mrs. Polansky (scenes deleted)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

cafeteria | roulette | ship | party | lawsuit | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 September 1932 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Higher-Ups

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are conflicting writing sources for this movie: The Motion Picture Guide lists the source as the play, "A Dangerous Set", while the AFI Catalogue lists only a story, "The Higher-Ups", by the same authors. The onscreen credit says it was a play, but no title is specified, and no information about the play has been found.

User Reviews

Scandal, Snobbery & Romance

The unlikely romantic pairing of Constance Bennett and Neil Hamilton somehow works in this fast paced critique of privileged society. Constance is a spoiled rich girl (something she's always good at playing!) who tries to bend the rules once too often in a desperate attempt to protect her family. It doesn't help that Neil Hamilton, in one of his warmer performances as a do-gooder attorney, has to grill her on the witness stand despite his being in love with her. These two headstrong people are forced to bend a little in each other's direction as circumstances dictate: she learns that being privileged doesn't necessarily mean being better; he that being ethical may have its moral limits.

Constance Bennett's energy and wit find an unusual focus in her romantic pursuit of Hamilton. She may not be willing to give up caviar for the luncheon special beans he prefers, but she's game to keep on trying!