A Free Soul
1931
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78% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 62% Audience Score 500+ Ratings After three years of marriage, Ted (Chester Morris) has an affair that threatens to destroy his happiness with wife Jerry (Norma Shearer...
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The Divorcee: Directed by Robert Z. Leonard. With Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, Robert Montgomery. When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind.
Feb 17, 2016 · Norma Shearer triumphs as both the adoring wife and controversial divorcee. She is bubbly and fluid and surprising alluring in her golden, revealing costumes towards the end of the film. Her performance centered the film and was a good choice for the Academy Award for Best Actress.
This 1930 MGM film tells the story of a happily married couple, whose marriage crumbles under the taint of infidelity. Norma Shearer portrayed Jerry Martin, a happily married New York socialite, who discovers that her husband, Ted (Chester Morris), had a drunken one night stand with some blowsy woman.
May 23, 2019 · The Divorcee was one of the most famous movies of the pre-Code period, and one constantly pointed as an example of how the industry had to walk backwards after censorship started. The story is very simple, but it presents some layers into the subjects of marriage and sex equality.
The Divorcee is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film written by Nick Grindé, John Meehan, and Zelda Sears, based on the 1929 novel Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director.
The Divorcee Reviews. Famous for its raciness and bluntly realistic honesty... Full Review | Aug 26, 2023. A movie about, essentially, the perils of revenge sex (for women, at least). Full...
