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The Divorce of Lady X

  • 19381938
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 31m
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6.6/10
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The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
ComedyDramaRomance
Divorce lawyer Everard Logan thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the erring wife of his new client.Divorce lawyer Everard Logan thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the erring wife of his new client.Divorce lawyer Everard Logan thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the erring wife of his new client.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.4K
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POPULARITY
44,400
3,345
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    • Director
      • Tim Whelan
    • Writers
      • Lajos Biró(adaptation)
      • Ian Dalrymple(scenario & dialogue)
      • Arthur Wimperis(scenario & dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Merle Oberon
      • Laurence Olivier
      • Binnie Barnes
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tim Whelan
    • Writers
      • Lajos Biró(adaptation)
      • Ian Dalrymple(scenario & dialogue)
      • Arthur Wimperis(scenario & dialogue)
    • Stars
      • Merle Oberon
      • Laurence Olivier
      • Binnie Barnes
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    • 36User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Merle Oberon in The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon in The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon in The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    Merle Oberon in The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon in The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson in The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    Laurence Olivier in The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon in The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    Laurence Olivier in The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
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    Merle Oberon
    Merle Oberon
    • Leslie Steele
    Laurence Olivier
    Laurence Olivier
    • Everard Logan
    Binnie Barnes
    Binnie Barnes
    • Lady Mere
    Ralph Richardson
    Ralph Richardson
    • Lord Mere
    Morton Selten
    Morton Selten
    • Lord Steele
    J.H. Roberts
    J.H. Roberts
    • Slade
    Gertrude Musgrove
    • Saunders - the Maid
    Gus McNaughton
    Gus McNaughton
    • Room Service Waiter
    H.B. Hallam
    • Jefferies - the Butler
    Eileen Peel
    Eileen Peel
    • Mrs. Johnson
    Joan Benham
    Joan Benham
    • Ball Guest in Blue Gown
    • (uncredited)
    Vallejo Gantner
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Lewis Gilbert
    Lewis Gilbert
    • Tom
    • (uncredited)
    Hal Gordon
    • Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Victor Harrington
    Victor Harrington
    • Gent at Royal Park Hotel
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Lexy
    Edward Lexy
    • Peters - Club Attendant
    • (uncredited)
    Hugh McDermott
    Hugh McDermott
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Eva Moore
    Eva Moore
    • Lady in Hotel Hallway
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Tim Whelan
    • Writers
      • Lajos Biró(adaptation)
      • Ian Dalrymple(scenario & dialogue)
      • Arthur Wimperis(scenario & dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      This movie is an adaptation of the same play as "Counsel's Opinion (1933)." Both movies were produced by Alexander Korda, and Binnie Barnes appeared in both of them, as Leslie in the earlier movie, and as Lady Mere in this one.
    • Goofs
      The contention is that Logan confuses Leslie with Lady Mere, but the first time Lord Mere meets Logan, Mere says his wife is American. Leslie is definitely not American.
    • Quotes

      Logan: Modern woman has disowned womanhood but refuses man's obligations. She demands freedom but won't accept responsibility. She insists upon time to develop her personality, and she spends it in cogitating on which part of her body to paint next.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Trouble with Merle (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Mayfair in May
      (uncredited)

      Music by Vivian Ellis

      Arranged by Ronnie Munro

    User reviews36

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    Top review
    7/10
    Mistaken identity British comedy
    Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson, and Binnie Barnes star in "The Divorce of Lady X," a 1938 comedy based on a play. Olivier plays a young barrister, Everard Logan who allows Oberon to spend the night in his hotel room, when the London fog is too dense for guests at a costume ball to go home. The next day, a friend of his, Lord Mere (Richardson), announces that his wife (Barnes) spent the night with another man at the same hotel, and he wants to divorce her. Believing the woman to be Oberon, Olivier panics. Oberon, who is single and the granddaughter of a judge, pretends that she's the lady in question, Lady Mere, when she's really Leslie Steele.

    We've seen this plot or variations thereof dozens of time. With this cast, it's delightful. I mean, Richardson and Olivier? Olivier and Oberon, that great team in Wuthering Heights? Pretty special. Olivier is devastatingly handsome and does a great job with the comedy as he portrays the uptight, nervous barrister. Oberon gives her role the right light touch. She looks extremely young here, fuller in the face, with Jean Harlow eyebrows and a very different hairdo for her. She wears some beautiful street clothes, though her first gown looks like a birthday cake, and in one gown she tries on, with that hair-do, she's ready to play Snow White. Binnie Barnes is delightful as the real Lady Mere.

    The color in this is a mess, and as others have mentioned, it could really use a restoration. Definitely worth seeing.
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    • Release date
      • January 15, 1938 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Razvod ledi Iks
    • Filming locations
      • London Film Studios, Denham, Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • London Film Productions
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    • Budget
      • £99,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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