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1930·Drama·1h 23m
7.0
When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.
Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
new year's eve
infidelity
husband wife relationship
based on novel or book
double moral standard
wedding
divorce
extramarital affair
pre-code
ex-husband ex-wife relationship

Cast

Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer
Jerry
Chester Morris
Chester Morris
Ted
Conrad Nagel
Conrad Nagel
Paul
Robert Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
Don
Florence Eldridge
Florence Eldridge
Helen
Helene Millard
Helene Millard
Mary
Robert Elliott
Robert Elliott
Bill
Mary Doran
Mary Doran
Janice
Tyler Brooke
Tyler Brooke
Hank
George Irving
George Irving
Dr. Bernard
Judith Wood
Judith Wood
Dorothy

Crew

Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Z. Leonard
Director
Nick Grindé
Nick Grindé
Screenplay
Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Z. Leonard
Producer
Adrian
Adrian
Costume Designer
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
Production Design
John Meehan
John Meehan
Script Supervisor
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Sound Director
John Meehan
John Meehan
Dialogue

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annie
annie
The Divorcee
“all men are fair game from now on!”

norma shearer is an absolute icon. i love her so much. she’s so pretty and talented and she absolutely deserved that oscar for this role

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“all men are fair game from now on!”

norma shearer is an absolute icon. i love her so much. she’s so pretty and talented and she absolutely deserved that oscar for this role

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viv
viv
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WHY WOULD YOU CHEAT ON NORMA???
WHY WOULD YOU CHEAT ON NORMA???
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geo
geo
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Knew this would be a wild ride when Norma Shearer's name was larger than the title card in the opening credits. Shearer is endlessly charming, the drama is endlessly camp; in a sense, precisely my thing.
Knew this would be a wild ride when Norma Shearer's name was larger than the title card in the opening credits. Shearer is endlessly charming, the drama is endlessly camp; in a sense, precisely my thing.
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Carly Gravley
Carly Gravley
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“I’ve balanced our accounts.” Okay, Norma!!

We love to see to see an early talkie that’s competently constructed and paced. Pre-codes can be so fun, but the earliest ones tend to feel stiff and tedious due to all the growing pains that came with the transition to sound. This one is so much more loose and fun!

The ending is terrible, but it was always going to be. We can’t be out here letting women be too empowered and independent in nineteen hundred and thirty.
“I’ve balanced our accounts.” Okay, Norma!!

We love to see to see an early talkie that’s competently constructed and paced. Pre-codes can be so fun, but the earliest ones tend to feel stiff and tedious due to all the growing pains that came with the transition to sound. This one is so much more loose and fun!

The ending is terrible, but it was always going to be. We can’t be out here letting women be too empowered and independent in nineteen hundred and thirty.
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Maranda
Maranda
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Wow fuck all those guys tbh
Wow fuck all those guys tbh
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