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A Bill of Divorcement is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor and starring John Barrymore and Katharine Hepburn in her film debut. It is based on the 1921 British play of the same name , written by Clemence Dane as a reaction to a law passed in Britain in the early 1920s that allowed insanity as grounds for a woman to ...
A Bill of Divorcement: Directed by George Cukor. With John Barrymore, Billie Burke, Katharine Hepburn, David Manners. A man, Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in a mental asylum. However, he finds things are not the way they were when he left.
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- Drama
- George Cukor
- 1932-09-30
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A recovered madman learns his ex-wife and daughter are about to marry. Cast & Crew. Read More. George Cukor. Director. John Barrymore. Hilary [Fairfield] Billie Burke. Margaret [Fairfield] David Manners. Kit [Humphrey] Katharine Hepburn. Sidney [Fairfield] Paul Cavanagh.
- George Cukor, Dewey Starkey
- John Barrymore
A Bill of Divorcement (1932) was a Drama - Black-and-white Film directed by George Cukor and produced by David O. Selznick. SYNOPSIS. Hepburn makes her screen debut as the coltish young woman who comes to know the stranger who is her father.
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- David O. Selznick (executive)
- George Cukor
- Drama, Silent Films
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After spending fifteen years in an asylum, Hilary Fairfield escapes from the institution after regaining his sanity. He finds that things at home are different than when he left them. His wife has divorced him and is already planning her next marriage, and his daughter has grown up throughout the years and is planning to marry as well.
Overview. Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in an asylum with his sanity restored. But he is disturbed to find that everything has changed: his daughter grown and about to marry; his wife divorced and also about to marry. George Cukor. Director. Howard Estabrook. Screenplay. Harry Wagstaff Gribble. Screenplay.
