The Wiser Sex (1932)

Directors:

Berthold Viertel
Victor Viertel

Writers:

Clyde Fitch (play) and
Caroline Francke (writer)

Release Date:

15 March 1932 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A young woman goes undercover to gather evidence to free her boyfriend, an attorney who has been framed for a murder he didn't commit.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play

Cast

Claudette Colbert	...	Margaret Hughes
Melvyn Douglas	...	David Rolfe
Lilyan Tashman	...	Claire Foster
William 'Stage' Boyd	...	Harry Evans
Ross Alexander	...	Jimmy O'Neill
Franchot Tone	...	Phil Long
Effie Shannon	...	Mrs. Hughes
Paul Harvey	...	Blaney
Granville Bates	...	City editor
Victor Kilian	...	Ed
Robert Fischer	...	Fritz Engelhardt
Douglass Dumbrille	...	Chauffeur aka The Wop

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. However, because of legal complications, this particular title was not included in the original television package and may have never been televised.