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Design for Living (1933)

APPROVED 91 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   29 December 1933 (USA)
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A woman can't decide between two men who love her, and the trio agree to try living together in a platonic friendly relationship.

Director:

Ernst Lubitsch

Writers:

Noel Coward (play), Ben Hecht (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Fredric March, Gary Cooper and Miriam Hopkins
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Fredric March ...
Thomas B. 'Tom' Chambers
Gary Cooper ...
George Curtis
Miriam Hopkins ...
Edward Everett Horton ...
Max Plunkett
Franklin Pangborn Franklin Pangborn ...
Mr. Douglas, Theatrical Producer
Isabel Jewell Isabel Jewell ...
Plunkett's Stenographer
Jane Darwell ...
Curtis' Housekeeper
Wyndham Standing Wyndham Standing ...
Max's Butler
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Storyline

Two Americans sharing a flat in Paris, playwright Tom Chambers and painter George Curtis, fall for free-spirited Gilda Farrell. When she can't make up her mind which one of them she prefers, she proposes a "gentleman's agreement": She will move in with them as a friend and critic of their work, but they will never have sex. But when Tom goes to London to supervise a production of one of his plays, leaving Gilda alone with George, how long will their gentleman's agreement last? Written by Capel Cleggs <capelcleggs@my-deja.com>  

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Amor am Scheidewege See more »

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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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. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: Camera shadow visible on window frame as Gilda sets the table. See more »

Quotes

Gilda Farrell: Boys, it's the only thing we can do. Let's forget sex.
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Connections

Featured in The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op.64"
(1844) (uncredited)
Written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Excerpts from the second movement played as background music See more »