When Ladies Meet (1933 film)
When Ladies Meet is a 1933 pre-Code film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery, Alice Brady, and Frank Morgan. The film is the first adaptation of the 1932 Rachel Crothers play of the same name. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by Cedric Gibbons.[1]
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| Directed by | Harry Beaumont Robert Z. Leonard (uncredited retakes) |
| Produced by | Lawrence Weingarten (associate producer) |
| Screenplay by | Leon Gordon John Meehan |
| Based on | When Ladies Meet 1932 play by Rachel Crothers |
| Starring | Ann Harding Robert Montgomery Myrna Loy Alice Brady Frank Morgan |
| Music by | William Axt |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | Hugh Wynn |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was remade under the same name in 1941, starring Greer Garson, Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor and Herbert Marshall in the lead roles played by Harding, Loy, Montgomery and Morgan.
Plot
Mary (Myrna Loy), a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher (Frank Morgan). Her suitor Jimmie (Robert Montgomery) is determined to break them up. He introduces Mary to the publisher's wife (Ann Harding) without telling Mary who she is.
Cast
- Ann Harding as Claire Woodruff
- Robert Montgomery as Jimmie Lee
- Myrna Loy as Mary Howard
- Alice Brady as Bridget Drake
- Frank Morgan as Rogers Woodruff
- Martin Burton as Walter
- Luis Alberni as Pierre
- David Newell as Freddie (Uncredited)
- Sterling Holloway as Jerome The Caddy (Uncredited)
References
- "NY Times: When Ladies Meet". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
External links
- When Ladies Meet at the TCM Movie Database
- When Ladies Meet on IMDb
- When Ladies Meet at AllMovie
- When Ladies Meet at the American Film Institute Catalog