The Warrior's Husband

The Warrior's Husband is a 1933 pre-Code American comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring Elissa Landi, David Manners, and Ernest Truex. It tells the story of the Amazons, who ruled over men thanks to the sacred girdle of Diana, and Hercules who came to steal it. The film is based on a 1932 Broadway production of Julian Thompson's 1924 play that starred Katharine Hepburn in the lead role.[1]

The Warrior's Husband
Directed byWalter Lang
Produced byJesse L. Lasky
Screenplay byWalter Lang
Sonya Levien
Ralph Spence
Based onThe Warrior's Husband
by Julian Thompson
StarringElissa Landi
David Manners
Ernest Truex
Music byLouis De Francesco
CinematographyHal Mohr
Edited byPaul Weatherwax
Production
company
Fox Film Corporation
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • April 28, 1933 (1933-04-28)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Production of Broadway play

The Broadway play of the year before is considered as one of the breakthrough roles of Katharine Hepburn. It was a revival of a 1924 play by Julian F. Thompson[2] (the play would re-appear in 1942 as By Jupiter).[3] The film version was made with an entirely different cast and music.

Plot

In Pontus, the land of the Amazons, the gender roles and natures are completely reversed. Women are the strong sex, thanks to the sacred girdle of the goddess Diana (Roman names are used). It is in the care of queen Hippolyta and her sister Antiope (in the 1932 production played by Katharine Hepburn), the commander of the female armed forces. The men stay at home and take care of the children. Only Sapiens, the new husband of queen Hippolyta, advocates men's rights.

Just like the relationships are reversed, so too are the Greeks for the Amazons a legendary race that probably doesn't exist, instead of the other way around. This is about to change when two Greeks come to court to announce that Hercules needs to get the girdle of Diana to complete his twelve labours. In reality, Hercules may not be much of a threat, but his friend Theseus certainly is. Meanwhile, Sapiens, using his male wiles, is secretly trying to wreck the Amazon's defense from within. Eventually he manages to capture Hercules, and let him escape with the girdle. Without it, the Amazons lose the battle and the gender dynamic shifts to roles matching the social mores of the 1930s.

Main cast

Preservation status

The film has not been issued on home video or shown on television, although George Eastman House and the Museum of Modern Art have copies.

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See also

References
  1. "The Warrior's Husband (1932)". IBDB. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  2. "The Warrior's Husband (1924)". IBDB. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
  3. "By Jupiter (1942)". IBDb. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
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