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6.1/10 • 7

1933-01-151h 20m

RomanceComedyDrama

A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds himself attracted to a beautiful young woman.

Directors
Cyril Gardner
Editors
Thorold Dickinson

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  1. Gloria Swanson

    Gloria Swanson

    Judy Rogers

  2. Laurence Olivier

    Laurence Olivier

    Nicholas Randall

  3. John Halliday

    John Halliday

    Ivan Ronnson

  4. Nigel Playfair

    Nigel Playfair

    Lord Portleigh

  5. Michael Farmer

    Michael Farmer

    George Drayton

  6. Genevieve Tobin

    Genevieve Tobin

    Kitty Drayton

  7. Nora Swinburne

    Nora Swinburne

    Lady Stephanie Fitzmaurice

  8. O.B. Clarence

    O.B. Clarence

    Dr. Graham

  9. Mary Jerrold

    Mary Jerrold

    Mrs. Graham

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CinemaSerf

Jun 13, 2022

6/10

I can't help thinking that Cyril Gardner may have done better with this had it been a silent film. There are some stunning photographic scenes and at times, it verges on the travelogue as Gloria Swanson ("Judy") and a very dashing Laurence Olivier ("Nick") meet, fall in love and engage in an early thirties version of a "open marriage". They travel the length and breadth of Europe before he ends up in Cannes visiting a friend whilst she decants home to prepare their flat in London. In Cannes, "Nick" gets a bit sozzled and hooks up with old flame Nora Swinburne ("Lady Fitzmaurice") after getting injured in a high speed (and quite entertaining) power boat race... Riddled with guilt, he goes home and tells his wife. Ostensibly she forgives him, but does she? Does she, really - or is the green eyed monster about to rear it's ugly head? It's got it's fair share of schemers and plenty of rather childish tit-for-tat antics to keep the plot moving - sometimes quite amusingly, and there is definitely a chemistry between the two stars, but the dialogue just clutters things up and the whole thing is just a bit lightweight. Nothing wrong in that, I suppose, but I really wanted more from this pairing...

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
infidelitypre-codeyoung couple