No More Ladies (1935)

A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.

Director:

Edward H. Griffith

Writers:

Donald Ogden Stewart (screen play), Horace Jackson (screen play),

Stars:

Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Charles Ruggles

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Joan Crawford	...	Marcia
Robert Montgomery	...	Sherry
Charles Ruggles	...	Edgar (as Charlie Ruggles)
Franchot Tone	...	Jim
Edna May Oliver	...	Fanny
Gail Patrick	...	Theresa
Reginald Denny	...	Oliver
Vivienne Osborne	...	Lady Diana Knowleton
Joan Fontaine	...	Caroline (as Joan Burfield)
Arthur Treacher	...	Lord Knowleton
David S. Horsley	...	Duffy (as David Horsley)
Jean Chatburn	...	Sally
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
E.J. Babille	...	Desk Clerk (as E.J. Babiel)

Storyline

A society girl tries to reform her playboy husband by making him jealous.

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Plot Keywords:

playboy | manhattan new york city | marriage proposal | grandmother | grand central station manhattan new york city | 

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Taglines:

They haven't had enough, but they've had all they can stand! What they need is a rest, and they never get it!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 1935 (USA)

Also Known As:

Adeus Mulheres

Box Office

Budget:

$765,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

George Cukor took over as director when Edward H. Griffith fell ill, but refused an onscreen co-director credit.

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Quotes

Edgar Holden: You know, my grandmother always told me to take a nap before dinner in order to conserve my vitality for the serious drinking of the evening.

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Connections

Featured in Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star (2002)

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Soundtracks

"All I Do Is Dream Of You"
(1934) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Played on banjo by Arthur Treacher and
Sung by Gail Patrick at the party

User Reviews

Witty dialogue and a good supporting cast

The unoriginal plot, about a rich married couple dealing with problems of infidelity, is secondary here to the clever dialogue by Donald Ogden Stewart, who wrote the screenplay to The Philadelphia Story, and to a strong supporing cast. Joan Crawford is fine, but Robert Montgomery and Franchot Tone, fighting for Crawford's hand, wind up being nearly indistinguishable from each other, both in looks and in character. That leaves the supporting cast to rescue the film: Charles Ruggles has a fun bit as a slurring drunk and Arthur Treacher comes in at the end as a stuffy Brit who mumbles loudly and misuses American slang. Even Gail Patrick, who isn't normally given much to do in her man-stealing parts, is fine here. But the best is Edna May Oliver, playing the wise and witty matriarch--she steals every scene she's in and was the main reason I finished watching the movie.