Evening Clothes

19271927
1h 10m

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Louise Brooks and Adolphe Menjou in Evening Clothes (1927)

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Wealthy French farmer Lucien D'Artois (Adolphe Menjou), is fond of raising horses and married to Germaine (Virginia Valli), according to the terms of a marriage contract. When she finds his ... Read allWealthy French farmer Lucien D'Artois (Adolphe Menjou), is fond of raising horses and married to Germaine (Virginia Valli), according to the terms of a marriage contract. When she finds his rustic interests unbearable, she leaves him. Determined to become a polished Parisian, Luc... Read allWealthy French farmer Lucien D'Artois (Adolphe Menjou), is fond of raising horses and married to Germaine (Virginia Valli), according to the terms of a marriage contract. When she finds his rustic interests unbearable, she leaves him. Determined to become a polished Parisian, Lucien goes to the city and diligently studies fencing and dancing but is unable to gain her ... Read all

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Director
- Luther Reed
Writers
- George Marion Jr.(titles)
- John McDermott
- Yves Mirande(play "L'Homme en habit")
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Louise Brooks and Noah Beery in Evening Clothes (1927)

Adolphe Menjou in Evening Clothes (1927)

Adolphe Menjou and Virginia Valli in Evening Clothes (1927)

Noah Beery, Adolphe Menjou, and Virginia Valli in Evening Clothes (1927)

Arnold Kent and Adolphe Menjou in Evening Clothes (1927)

Louise Brooks, Noah Beery, Arnold Kent, Adolphe Menjou, Lilyan Tashman, and Virginia Valli in Evening Clothes (1927)

Louise Brooks, Adolphe Menjou, and Virginia Valli in Evening Clothes (1927)

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Wealthy French farmer Lucien D'Artois (Adolphe Menjou), is fond of raising horses and married to Germaine (Virginia Valli), according to the terms of a marriage contract. When she finds his rustic interests unbearable, she leaves him. Determined to become a polished Parisian, Lucien goes to the city and diligently studies fencing and dancing but is unable to gain her favor. He embarks on a life of frivolity and free spending and to demonstrate his powers with women deliberately steals Fox Trot (Louise Brooks), a nightclub girl, from Lazarre (Noah Beery). Eventually Lucien's fortune is drained, his entire possessions are seized, with the exception of a suit of evening clothes. Living by his wits, Lucien imagines himself still a popular and wealthy count, and returning to his bare flat, to his surprise, Germaine has returned to him. —Pamela Short

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Taglines
- A smart swift comedy of a husband who boasted he could take any woman away from any man. (Print Ad- The Evening Sun,((Vancouver, B.C.)) 3 June 1927)
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
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