Ex-Lady (1933)Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover. Director:Robert Florey |
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Ex-Lady (1933)Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover. Director:Robert Florey |
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| Bette Davis | ... |
Helen Bauer
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Gene Raymond | ... |
Don Peterson
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Frank McHugh | ... |
Hugo Van Hugh
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Monroe Owsley | ... |
Nick Malvyn
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Claire Dodd | ... |
Iris Van Hugh
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Kay Strozzi | ... |
Peggy Smith
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Ferdinand Gottschalk | ... |
Mr. Herbert Smith
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Alphonse Ethier | ... |
Mr. Adolphe Bauer, Helen's Father
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Bodil Rosing | ... |
Helen's Mother
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Commercial artist Helen Bauer believes marriage kills romance. She lives with advertising writer Don Peterson. He convinces her to marry him. He later carries on with client Peggy Smith; Helen takes up with Don's competitor Nick Malvyn. In the end, the couple agree to give marriage another chance. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
Bette Davis portrays a woman that does not want to sacrifice her career for a man.She's a very modern woman for the time and the conclusion is rather daring :a couple is not ideally the best thing but for lack of anything better.In "Jules et Jim" ,thirty years later ,François Truffault would say the same.
As for the film itself,it's a big bore.There's nothing really witty or funny in the endless dialog between Davis and her husband .I almost fell asleep while watching it.Bette Davis is a superior actress,but she needs worthy material to work with.One wonders why someone would choose this,among all her great parts.