The Clements father and son live by the generosity of rich women. Max, the son, sets his sites on Lady Joan, who is rich, but down-to-earth and charming. At her house he meets Rosine Brown,...
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Title: -But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Robert Montgomery | ... | Max Clement | |
| Nora Gregor | ... | Mrs. Rosine Brown | |
| Heather Thatcher | ... | Lady Joan Culver | |
| Edward Everett Horton | ... | Sir George Kelvin | |
| C. Aubrey Smith | ... | Florian Clement | |
| Nils Asther | ... | Prince Paul | |
| Frederick Kerr | ... | Duke of Hampshire | |
| Eva Moore | ... | Lady Florence Ridgway | |
| Forrester Harvey | ... | Gooch | |
| Desmond Roberts | ... | Findley | |
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The Clements father and son live by the generosity of rich women. Max, the son, sets his sites on Lady Joan, who is rich, but down-to-earth and charming. At her house he meets Rosine Brown, an Austrian widow involved with a rich man. Instantly infatuated with her, Max pursues Rosine until she relents and agrees to marry him. But the elder Clement loses 4500 pounds gambling and Max decides he must marry Joan to prevent his father's imprisonment. Written by Ron Kerrigan <mvg@whidbey.com>
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father son relationship | bare chested male | man in bathtub | implied male nudity | romantic rivalry |Taglines:
IT STARTS OFF WHERE "PRIVATE LIVES" LEFT OFF. (Print Ad- Auckland Star, ((Auckland, NZ)) 5 November 1932) See more »Genres:
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Based on the play "The Truth Game" by Ivor Novello which opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 243 W. 47th St., on December 27, 1930 and ran for 107 performances until March 1931. See more »Quotes
Lady Joan Culver: Please forgive him, will you? He's only just in captivity and isn't house-trained.See more »
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9 April 1932 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
But the Flesh Is Weak See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USACompany Credits
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I saw in this film a very touching familial relationship, between a father and his son. The son nearly sacrificed himself to save his father. So many commenters have absorbed the feminist view that abhors an aggressive male pursuing a female. Granted there are limits to how aggressive a man can be before he's reported to police for stalking. However, I think in this movie, the aggression was comically exaggerated and not meant to be taken seriously. It's just a movie (from 1932!) and the characters don't always need to be role models of correct behavior.