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Transgression

  • 19311931
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
354
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POPULARITY
173,333
74,858
Kay Francis in Transgression (1931)
Drama
Elsie sets out for a holiday in Paris and develops an affair while her husband spends a year working in India.Elsie sets out for a holiday in Paris and develops an affair while her husband spends a year working in India.Elsie sets out for a holiday in Paris and develops an affair while her husband spends a year working in India.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
354
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
173,333
74,858
  • Director
    • Herbert Brenon
  • Writers
    • Kate Jordan(novel "The Next Corner")
    • Elizabeth Meehan(adaptation)
    • Benn W. Levy(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Kay Francis
    • Paul Cavanagh
    • Ricardo Cortez
Top credits
  • Director
    • Herbert Brenon
  • Writers
    • Kate Jordan(novel "The Next Corner")
    • Elizabeth Meehan(adaptation)
    • Benn W. Levy(additional dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Kay Francis
    • Paul Cavanagh
    • Ricardo Cortez
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 9User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Kay Francis and John St. Polis in Transgression (1931)
    Kay Francis and John St. Polis in Transgression (1931)
    Ricardo Cortez and Kay Francis in Transgression (1931)
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    Ricardo Cortez and Kay Francis in Transgression (1931)
    Kay Francis in Transgression (1931)
    Paul Cavanagh and Kay Francis in Transgression (1931)
    Kay Francis in Transgression (1931)
    Ricardo Cortez and Kay Francis in Transgression (1931)
    Ricardo Cortez and Kay Francis in Transgression (1931)
    Ricardo Cortez and Kay Francis in Transgression (1931)
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    Kay Francis
    Kay Francis
    • Elsie Maury
    Paul Cavanagh
    Paul Cavanagh
    • Robert Maury
    Ricardo Cortez
    Ricardo Cortez
    • Don Arturo de Borgus
    Nance O'Neil
    Nance O'Neil
    • Honora 'Nora' Maury
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Paula Vrain
    John St. Polis
    John St. Polis
    • Serafin, Arturo's Butler
    Ruth Weston
    Ruth Weston
    • Viscountess de Longueval
    Adrienne D'Ambricourt
    Adrienne D'Ambricourt
    • Julie, Elsie's French Maid
    Agostino Borgato
    Agostino Borgato
    • Carlos
    • (scenes deleted)
    Alphonse De Cruz
    • Don Arturo's Manservant
    • (uncredited)
    Alphonse Ethier
    Alphonse Ethier
    • Maria's Father
    • (uncredited)
    Chris-Pin Martin
    Chris-Pin Martin
    • Eduardo, the Mail Carrier
    • (uncredited)
    Wilfred Noy
    • Taylor, the Maury Butler
    • (uncredited)
    Rolfe Sedan
    Rolfe Sedan
    • Beauty Salon Manager
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Herbert Brenon
    • Writers
      • Kate Jordan(novel "The Next Corner")
      • Elizabeth Meehan(adaptation)
      • Benn W. Levy(additional dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      When Elsie (Kay Francis) is breaking up her affair early in the film she states "the comedy has ended." This is the same line that appears on the last title card of Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1927), a Lon Chaney drama that Herbert Brenon also directed.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Nuit d'Espagne (1931)

    User reviews9

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    7/10
    Kay Francis is good but ...
    this movie is a clunker. Francis plays a silly British wife who goes to Paris while her husband goes off to India. She falls under the spell of an unscrupulous Latin Lover (Ricardo Cortez) and ends up involved in his murder and blackmail. Francis looks great (as always) and does a good acting job, starting out as the silly wifey and becoming a more sophisticated (she thinks) woman of the world. Paul Kavanaugh, Doris Lloyd, and Nance O'Neill (as the evil sister-in-law) are good, too. The Paris beauty salon scene where Francis must decide on the shape of her eyebrows (she settles for "plaintive") is a hoot!
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    10
    • Dr. Ed-2
    • Jan 24, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 27, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Around the Corner
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $216
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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