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Christopher Strong

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Female aviator Lady Cynthia Darrington (Katharine Hepburn) and Parliament member Sir Christopher Strong (Colin Clive) meet at a party, where the free spirit and the married politician are instantly attracted. Christopher's wife, Lady Elaine (Billie Burke), invites Cynthia to stay at the Strongs' summer house, where she grows even closer to him. Mindful of the damage an affair would do to Christopher's career and family, the couple parts, but they soon realize they can't live without each other.

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THR Staff The Hollywood Reporter 03/19/2018
Katharine Hepburn, so far as this reviewer's opinion runs, is the next big star of pictures. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 11/12/2023
3/4
Although both the film and Gilbert Frankau’s source novel are named after the male character, director Dorothy Arzner, star Katharine Hepburn, and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Zoe Akins make it clear that Cynthia Darrington is the central character. Go to Full Review Eduardo Guaitsel Cine-Mundial 01/13/2021
Katherine Hepburn's fine talent and extreme thinness - who they put in some quirky outfits to look like Greta Garbo - in an plot with a lot of talking. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Pare Lorentz Vanity Fair 06/14/2019
Neither producer, director, nor audience evidently ever once asked the question: what is the picture about? Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 05/12/2007
B+
At the time, Arzner's film was not well-received, but later, feminists and other critics reexamined the incoherent saga in terms of gender roles and singled out Hepburn's turn (her first starring role) as an aviatrix and her penchant for bizarre outfits. Go to Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 11/24/2003
3/5
Good cast and from Hollywood's 'Golden Age,' but Arzner's typically flat direction grounds it. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Scott R @ScottR 1d NYT 1000 films. Pre-code drama that involves many characters cheating on their spouses, but all in a sincere way. The values I don’t condone, but the story was well made. Katherine Hepburn stole the show and was absolutely gorgeous. Amazing wardrobe. It also showed her in the Feminist role aspiring to break glass ceilings with her plane. RUS See more Steve D @RT35616104 03/02/2024 Really slow and miss-cast See more Shadowman4710 @RT96537255 06/11/2023 Sir Christopher Strong (Colin Clive) is a rather stuffy but happily married British diplomat who becomes infatuated with female aviator (Katherine Hepburn in a very early performance). As a melodrama, it's very much a period piece and suffers from the stilted acting an dialogue that was so common to the 1930's. Still, Hepburn shines in it and it's worth a view for any Hepburn fans. Everybody else? Probably not. See more Thomas M @TMProofreader 01/27/2019 The best romance movie ever made! See more 10/05/2013 "At the time, Arzner's film was not well-received, but later, feminists and other critics reexamined the incoherent saga in terms of gender roles and singled out Hepburn's turn (her first starring role) as an aviatrix and her penchant for bizarre outfits." See more 06/12/2013 The love affair is a little in your face in terms of delivery, but it's a gentle enough drama to enjoy with two big stars of the day. See more Read all reviews
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Dorothy Arzner

Director

Katharine Hepburn

Lady Cynthia Darrington

Colin Clive

Sir Christopher Strong

Billie Burke

Lady Elaine Strong

Helen Chandler

Monica Strong

Ralph Forbes

Harry Rawlinson

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Movie Info

Synopsis Female aviator Lady Cynthia Darrington (Katharine Hepburn) and Parliament member Sir Christopher Strong (Colin Clive) meet at a party, where the free spirit and the married politician are instantly attracted. Christopher's wife, Lady Elaine (Billie Burke), invites Cynthia to stay at the Strongs' summer house, where she grows even closer to him. Mindful of the damage an affair would do to Christopher's career and family, the couple parts, but they soon realize they can't live without each other.
Director
Dorothy Arzner
Producer
David O. Selznick, Pandro S. Berman
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 20, 2009
Runtime
1h 17m