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Divorced couple unexpectedly meet each other during their honeymoon and rekindle their love.Divorced couple unexpectedly meet each other during their honeymoon and rekindle their love.Divorced couple unexpectedly meet each other during their honeymoon and rekindle their love.
Herman Bing
- Train Conductor
- (uncredited)
Ferike Boros
- Cook at Chalet
- (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
- Hotel Concierge
- (uncredited)
Wilfrid North
- Sibyl's Wedding Escort
- (uncredited)
Jerry Tucker
- Little Boy at Station
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaRobert Montgomery was accidentally knocked unconscious during the fight scene with Norma Shearer.
- GoofsWhen Elyot, Amanda, and Oscar are riding on the gondola, Elyot and Amanda begin to argue. As their argument escalates, the two of them stand up, and Oscar, listening quietly, stands up with them. Their is a cut to a medium shot of Oscar which shows him still seated. Then a return to the shot of the three of them which shows Oscar standing again.
- Quotes
Victor Prynne: He struck you once didn't he?
Amanda: Oh, more than once.
Victor Prynne: Where?
Amanda: Several places.
Victor Prynne: What a cad!
Amanda: Ha-ha. I struck him too. Once I broke four gramophone records over his head. It was very satisfying.
- ConnectionsVersion of Les amants terribles (1936)
- SoundtracksSomeday I'll Find You
(1931) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Noël Coward
Sung by Norma Shearer
Whistled and played on piano by Robert Montgomery
Played often as background music
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One of Shearer's best!
I've lost count of the number of times I have seen this first-rate movie, and it makes me laugh every time. The plot and dialog are outstanding, and Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery are excellent. Reginald Denny and Una Merkel are a delight as well. In one of the film's many excellent scenes, Shearer shows off the acting skills she honed during her silent screen days -- hearing the musical strains of a song once dear to her and her ex-husband in happier days, her expression goes from recognition to fond remembrance to regret to resignation, all in the span of a few seconds. Although she is best known for her dramatic gifts, Norma is top-notch throughout this film, displaying an excellent flair for comedy. I've often read her performance being unfavorably compared to that of Gertrude Lawrence, but I thought Shearer was a wonder. It's hard for me to conceive that this movie was released 80 years ago -- it is still fresh, funny, and worth every moment of your time.
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- Gypsy1962
- May 7, 2011
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- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
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