
The Divorcee
1930, Drama, 1h 23m
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Movie Info
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 Montgomery), Ted's close friend. The couple divorces, and Jerry tries to find happiness with a new man while Ted struggles with alcoholism and depression. After a series of flings, Jerry reunites with Paul (Conrad Nagel), who was in love with Jerry before she married Ted -- only to find Paul is now married.
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Robert Z. Leonard
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Producer: Robert Z. Leonard
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast & Crew

Norma Shearer
Jerry Martin

Chester Morris
Ted Martin

Conrad Nagel
Paul

Florence Eldridge
Helen Baldwin

Helene Millard
Mary

Robert Elliott
Bill Baldwin

Mary Doran
Janice Meredith

Tyler Brooke
Hank

Zelda Sears
Hannah

George Irving
Dr. Bernard

Judith Wood
Dorothy "Dot"

Robert Z. Leonard
Director

Robert Z. Leonard
Producer
Critic Reviews for The Divorcee
Audience Reviews for The Divorcee
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Oct 23, 2016I have to say, it's fun to watch the partying and horseplay 1930 style, and it's always nice to see Norma Shearer. The film clearly exposes the double standard, with Shearer's husband in the film (Chester Morris) explaining that "it doesn't mean a thing" when he's caught having an affair, but then seeing red when Shearer "balances the account". How nice that she stands up to him after he rebuffs her efforts to reconcile, how telling (and somewhat sad) that she's then shown bouncing around from man to man, as if she must necessarily have swung from a prim and proper housewife to a woman with questionable morals, fitting into one of two defined roles for woman. What is in one sense 'liberated' is in another melodramatic, and a bit lost. I didn't like how it played out, and hated the ending. The Academy Award nominations (and win for best actress) are surprising, but from what I've seen, 1930 was not a great year for movies. Regardless, a much better Shearer vehicle is 1931's "A Free Soul" - I'd recommend watching that instead.
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Aug 01, 2013An okay and slightly interesting 30s pic that displays some taboos that you don't see later on after Hollywood decides to be more "moral" in its portrayals. That's about it though. It doesn't stand a chance when compared to modern films about womens' sexuality.
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Nov 16, 2010This movie is okay, it's just like a lot of other movies with similar plots about divorced couples, and the predictable happy ending, of course. Not bad, but not good either.
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Nov 02, 2008Creaky antique, considering the difference in acting styles between now and then Shearer is good not great and its interesting to see the frankness which the subject is dealt with in this pre-code drama but its hard to understand her decision since her husband is a infantile louse.
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