Mary is an impetuous romantic who marries British aristocrat Lord Philip Rexford on a whim. Their marriage is successful, though, and they grow closer over the years.
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| Norma Shearer | ... |
Lady Mary Rexford
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| Robert Montgomery | ... |
Tommie Trent
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| Herbert Marshall | ... |
Lord Phillip Rexford
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| Mrs. Patrick Campbell | ... |
Aunt Hetty
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| Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | ... |
Erskine
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| Ralph Forbes | ... |
Fenwick
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| Lilyan Tashman | ... |
Sylvia
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| Arthur Jarrett | ... |
Percy
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| Earl Oxford | ... |
Freddie
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| Helen Jerome Eddy | ... |
Celeste
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| George K. Arthur | ... |
Bertie
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Marilyn Spinner | ... |
Pamela
(as Baby Marilyn Spinner)
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Phyllis Coghlan | ... |
Nurse
(as Phillis Coghlan)
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Howard Chaldecott | ... |
Ransome
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| Halliwell Hobbes | ... |
Bollard
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| Robert Adair | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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Harry Allen | ... |
Fire Chief (uncredited)
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| T. Roy Barnes | ... |
Clegg (uncredited)
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| Cosmo Kyrle Bellew | ... |
Man at Aunt Hetty's (uncredited)
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| Bruce Bennett | ... |
Man at Cannes Bar (uncredited)
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| Robert Bolder | ... |
Man at Aunt Hetty's (uncredited)
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| Barlowe Borland | ... |
Nightingale (uncredited)
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| Walter Brennan | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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| Elsa Buchanan | ... |
Daphne (uncredited)
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| Herbert Bunston | ... |
Maj. Bagdall (uncredited)
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| Emile Chautard | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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André Cheron | ... |
Sureté Officer (uncredited)
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| E.E. Clive | ... |
Major Mills (uncredited)
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| Albert Conti | ... |
Man Helping the Fallen Tommie (uncredited)
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Horace Claude Cooper | ... |
General (uncredited)
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George Cowl | ... |
Newpaper Reporter (uncredited)
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| Herbert Evans | ... |
Man at Aunt Hetty's (uncredited)
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Constant Franke | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Otto Fries | ... |
Doorman (uncredited)
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Victor Gammon | ... |
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
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| Ferdinand Gottschalk | ... |
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
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| Lawrence Grant | ... |
Farrington (uncredited)
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Ramsay Hill | ... |
Sir Geoffrey Mapel (uncredited)
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Erin La Bissoniere | ... |
French Woman (uncredited)
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| Anderson Lawler | ... |
Henry (uncredited)
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| Nola Luxford | ... |
English Girl (uncredited)
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| Fred Malatesta | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Stanley Mann | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Francisco Marán | ... |
French Butler (uncredited)
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| Florine McKinney | ... |
Cannes Singer (uncredited)
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| Louis Mercier | ... |
Concierge (uncredited)
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| William H. O'Brien | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Yvonne Parker | ... |
French Woman (uncredited)
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| Paul Porcasi | ... |
House Detective (uncredited)
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| Charles Requa | ... |
Irving (uncredited)
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| Lillian Rich | ... |
Girl (uncredited)
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| Desmond Roberts | ... |
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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Adrian Rosley | ... |
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
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Conrad Seideman | ... |
Sleigh Driver (uncredited)
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| Clarissa Selwynne | ... |
Mrs. Bagdall (uncredited)
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| C. Montague Shaw | ... |
Tring (uncredited)
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| Larry Steers | ... |
Man at Aunt Hetty's (uncredited)
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| Donald Stuart | ... |
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
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| Fred 'Snowflake' Toones | ... |
Slick - the Valet (uncredited)
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| Arthur Treacher | ... |
Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
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| Anders Van Haden | ... |
German Porter (uncredited)
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| Leo White | ... |
Assistant Manager (uncredited)
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| Florence Wix | ... |
Rosine Gray (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Edmund Goulding | ||
Written by
| Edmund Goulding | ... | (written by) |
| Zoe Akins | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Edith Fitzgerald | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Ben Hecht | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Charles MacArthur | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Irving Thalberg | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Herbert Stothart | ||
Cinematography by
| Ray June | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Margaret Booth | ... | film editor |
Art Direction by
| Fredric Hope | ||
| Alexander Toluboff | ||
Costume Design by
| Adrian | ... | (gowns) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Joseph M. Newman | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Edwin B. Willis | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
| G.A. Burns | ... | sound mixer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Wayne Allen | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| William Axt | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Maurice De Packh | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Charles Maxwell | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Robert Z. Leonard | ... | fill-in director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (United States) (theatrical)
- Regal Films (1934) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn (1934) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (France) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1934) (France) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (acknowledgement)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Park Avenue party-girl Mary (Norma Shearer) and staid English nobleman, Lord Phillip Rexford (Herbert Marshall) are married on a lark, they live happily in London. He must travel to America on business leaving her home alone. Lord Rexford's aunt invites Mary on a trip to the Riviera where she runs into an old flame, Tommie Treal (Robert Montgomery). Under the spell of the sea breezes and the Mediterranean moon (a semi-excuse for adultery to keep Queen Norma's image clean, as this was a post-Production Code film), Mary is the "innocent" victim of a romantic escapade that makes headlines as well as the scandal sheets. None of Mary's explanations can soothe Lord Phillip, his cold indifference drives Mary, who fights against it (a minor and feeble struggle at best), closer to Tommie. As the two lovers surrender to their ardor, Lord R. learns from his lawyer that Mary had been telling the truth, and he calls for her to join him in Cannes with a clean slate. O.K, but as Chief White Eagle told John Wayne in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), "too late, Nathan, toooooo late."
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | "When a Woman Loves!" See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $769,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Evita Perón's favorite movie during her teenage years in Junín. See more » |
| Goofs | The length and styling of Norma Shearer's hair repeatedly changes from scene to scene and from one sequence to another. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Complicated Women (2003). See more » |
| Soundtracks | We're Together Again See more » |
| Quotes |
Mary:
Listen, I tell you what. We'll go up to my sister Sylvia's. There's some fun going on up there! Do you like mad parties? Lord Rexford: Well, yes, I-I think I do. Thank you very much. Mary: Good! What's your name? Lord Rexford: Rexford. Mary: Rexford... well, you run along home and get on a nice little dinner dress and pick me up in an hour. How's that? Lord Rexford: Right! Mary: Right! No, wrong! I'll pick you up. That'll be good and step on it! See more » |