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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 film was also nominated for Best Picture, and won Best Actress for its star Norma Shearer.
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.
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- Romance, Drama
- Robert Z. Leonard
- 1930-04-19
Disillusioned, although before her marriage she had agreed on a liberal attitude, she turns to Don, her husband's best friend, for comfort. Ted refuses to accept her having affairs with other men; consequently, they obtain a divorce and go separate ways.
- Robert Z. Leonard
- Norma Shearer
Norma Shearer earned an Academy Award for playing the not so gay divorcée in this pre-Code offering based, loosely, on Ex-Wife, a 1929 Ursula Parrott novel. Shearer is Jerry, a socialite who ...
Feb 17, 2016 · A film about a woman who divorces her cheating husband and faces the double standard of society. Read the review, watch the trailer, and learn about the pre-Code era of Hollywood cinema.
When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind. Jerry and Ted are young, in love, and part of the New York 'in-crowd'. Jerry's decision to marry Ted crushes a yearning Paul.
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After three years of marriage, Ted (Chester Morris) has an affair that threatens to destroy his happiness with wife Jerry (Norma Shearer), as she returns the favor by pursuing Don (Robert ...
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