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| director = [[Robert Z. Leonard]] | | director = [[Robert Z. Leonard]] | ||
| producer = Robert Z. Leonard | | producer = Robert Z. Leonard | ||
| writer = [[Nick Grinde]]<br/>[[Zelda Sears]]<br/>[[John Meehan (screenwriter)|John Meehan]] | | writer = Treatment:<br/>[[Nick Grinde]]<br/>[[Zelda Sears]]<br/>Continuity and dialogue:<br/>[[John Meehan (screenwriter)|John Meehan]] | ||
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| based_on = {{based on|''[[Ex-Wife (Ursula Parrott)|Ex-Wife]]''<br>1929 novel|[[Ursula Parrott]]}} | | based_on = {{based on|''[[Ex-Wife (Ursula Parrott)|Ex-Wife]]''<br>a 1929 novel|[[Ursula Parrott]]}} | ||
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| starring = [[Norma Shearer]]<br | | starring = [[Norma Shearer]]<br>[[Chester Morris]]<br>[[Conrad Nagel]]<br>[[Robert Montgomery (actor)|Robert Montgomery]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Norbert Brodine]] | | cinematography = [[Norbert Brodine]] | ||
| editing = [[Hugh Wynn]] | | editing = [[Hugh Wynn]] | ||
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| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] | | distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] | ||
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'''''The Divorcee''''' is a 1930 American [[Pre-Code Hollywood|pre-Code]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written by [[Nick Grindé]], [[John Meehan (screenwriter)|John Meehan | '''''The Divorcee''''' is a 1930 American [[Pre-Code Hollywood|pre-Code]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Robert Z. Leonard]]. It was written by [[Nick Grindé]], [[Zelda Sears]], and [[John Meehan (screenwriter)|John Meehan]], based on the 1929 novel ''[[Ex-Wife (Ursula Parrott)|Ex-Wife]]'' by [[Ursula Parrott]]. At the [[3rd Academy Awards]], ''The Divorcee'' received nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Writing]] (Meehan), and [[Norma Shearer]] won the award for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for her work on the film.<ref>{{cite book|last=Thise|first=Mark|title=Hollywood Winners & Losers A to Z|year=2008|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-879-10351-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/hollywoodwinners0000this/page/197 197]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/hollywoodwinners0000this/page/197}}</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Ted, Jerry, Paul, and Dorothy are part of the New York in-crowd. Jerry's decision to marry Ted crushes Paul. He gets drunk and drives, causing an accident that leaves Dorothy's face disfigured. Out of guilt, Paul marries Dorothy | Ted, Jerry, Paul, and Dorothy are part of the New York in-crowd. Jerry's decision to marry Ted crushes Paul. He gets drunk and drives, causing an accident that leaves Dorothy's face disfigured. Out of guilt, Paul marries Dorothy. | ||
Ted is outraged, and they argue, which ends with Ted leaving her and the couple filing for | On the evening of Jerry and Ted's third anniversary, she discovers he has had a brief affair with another woman, though he tells Jerry it did not "mean a thing". Upset, and with Ted away on a business trip, Jerry spends the night with his best friend, Don. Upon Ted's return, she tells him that she "balanced our accounts", withholding Don's name. Ted is outraged, and they argue, which ends with Ted leaving her and the couple filing for divorce. While Jerry turns to partying to forget her sorrows, Ted becomes an alcoholic. | ||
Sometime later, Paul and Jerry run into each other on a train. She discovers he still loves her and is willing to leave Dorothy, with whom he is in a loveless, resentful marriage, to be with her. They spend two weeks together and make plans for their future. | |||
Weeks later, on her third attempt to locate Ted in Paris, Jerry finally finds him at a New Year's Eve party. After a polite exchange, Ted expresses his regret at how he reacted before the divorce. Jerry tells Ted her true feelings, and the two kiss at midnight to begin the new year, and | Dorothy comes to speak with Jerry at her home, but Paul is coincidentally meeting Jerry for dinner, and the three have an awkward exchange. Despite good arguments from Paul, Dorothy’s desperation not to lose him forces Jerry to reevaluate her decision to leave with Paul. Ultimately, Jerry admits she regrets giving up on her first marriage, and decides to see if Ted will reconcile, disappointing Paul bitterly a second time. | ||
Weeks later, on her third attempt to locate Ted in Paris, Jerry finally finds him at a New Year's Eve party. After a polite exchange, Ted expresses his regret at how he reacted before the divorce. Jerry tells Ted her true feelings, and the two kiss at midnight to begin the new year, and their new lives, together. | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
* [[Norma Shearer]] as Jerry Martin | {{Castlist| | ||
* [[Norma Shearer]] as Jerry Martin, [[née]] Bernard | |||
* [[Chester Morris]] as Ted Martin | * [[Chester Morris]] as Ted Martin | ||
* [[Conrad Nagel]] as Paul | * [[Conrad Nagel]] as Paul | ||
* [[Robert Montgomery (actor)|Robert Montgomery]] as Don | * [[Robert Montgomery (actor)|Robert Montgomery]] as Don | ||
* [[ | * [[Florence Eldridge]] as Helen | ||
* [[Helene Millard]] as Mary | * [[Helene Millard]] as Mary, Dorothy's sister | ||
* [[ | * [[Robert Elliott (actor, born 1879)|Robert Elliott]] as Bill Baldwin, Helen's husband | ||
* [[Mary Doran]] as Janice Meredith | * [[Mary Doran]] as Janice Meredith, a "floating grass widow" | ||
* [[Tyler Brooke]] as Hank | * [[Tyler Brooke]] as Hank | ||
* [[Zelda Sears]] as Hannah | * [[Zelda Sears]] as Hannah, the Baldwins' maid | ||
* [[George Irving (American actor)|George Irving]] as Dr. Bernard | * [[George Irving (American actor)|George Irving]] as Dr. Bernard, Jerry's father | ||
* [[ | * [[Judith Wood]] (credited as Helen Johnson) as Dorothy, Paul's wife | ||
* [[ | * Andy Shuford as the boy swimming in the lake (uncredited) | ||
* [[ | * Neal Dodd as Paul and Dorothy's wedding minister at the hospital (uncredited) | ||
* [[ | * [[Carl Stockdale]] as the divorce judge (uncredited) | ||
* [[ | * [[Theodore von Eltz]] as Ivan, Jerry's suitor on the train (uncredited) | ||
* [[Charles R. Moore (actor)|Charles R. Moore]] as the first train porter, who opens Jerry's window (uncredited) | |||
* [[George H. Reed]] as the second train porter (uncredited) | |||
* [[Lee Phelps]] as a party guest (uncredited) | |||
}} | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
MGM production head [[Irving Thalberg]] bought the rights to ''Ex-Wife'' in the summer of 1929 | MGM production head [[Irving Thalberg]] bought the rights to ''[[Ex-Wife (Ursula Parrott)|Ex-Wife]]'' in the summer of 1929, his original choice for the lead role of Jerry being [[Joan Crawford]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Fleming|first=E. J. |title=Paul Bern: The Life and Famous Death of the MGM Director and Husband of Harlow|url=https://archive.org/details/paulbernlifefamo00flem|url-access=limited|year=2008|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-786-43963-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/paulbernlifefamo00flem/page/n158 146]}}</ref> [[Norma Shearer]], Thalberg's wife, originally was not in the running to play Jerry because it was believed that she did not have enough sex appeal. Only after she arranged a special photo session with independent portrait photographer [[George Hurrell]], and Thalberg saw the result, did he relent and give her the role.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wayne|first=Jane Ellen |title=The Golden Girls of MGM: Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Judy Garland, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, and Others|year=2003|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=0-786-71303-8|page=51}}</ref> | ||
Norma Shearer | ==Reception== | ||
Norma Shearer won the award for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] at the [[3rd Academy Awards]] for her work on the film, which was also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]], [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]], and [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Writing]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-09 |title=The 3rd Academy Awards {{!}} 1931 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1931 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=www.oscars.org |language=en}}</ref> | |||
== | ==Home media== | ||
Warner Home Video released ''The Divorcee'' ( | On March 4, 2008, Warner Home Video released ''The Divorcee'' (on the same disc as 1931's ''[[A Free Soul]]'', also starring Shearer) as part of a DVD box set of five pre-Code films called "Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2".<ref>{{Cite web |title=TCM Archives - Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2 (The Divorcee / A Free Soul / Night Nurse / Three on a Match / Female) |url=https://www.amazon.com/TCM-Archives-Forbidden-Hollywood-Collection/dp/B000YRY7VC |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Amazon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Forbidden Hollywood Collection: Volume Two DVD |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Forbidden-Hollywood-Collection-Volume-Two-DVD/151027/ |access-date=July 30, 2024 |website=Blu-ray.com}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Divorcee is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard. It was written by Nick Grindé, Zelda Sears, and John Meehan, based on the 1929 novel Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott. At the 3rd Academy Awards, The Divorcee received nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing (Meehan), and Norma Shearer won the award for Best Actress for her work on the film.[1]
Plot
Ted, Jerry, Paul, and Dorothy are part of the New York in-crowd. Jerry's decision to marry Ted crushes Paul. He gets drunk and drives, causing an accident that leaves Dorothy's face disfigured. Out of guilt, Paul marries Dorothy.
On the evening of Jerry and Ted's third anniversary, she discovers he has had a brief affair with another woman, though he tells Jerry it did not "mean a thing". Upset, and with Ted away on a business trip, Jerry spends the night with his best friend, Don. Upon Ted's return, she tells him that she "balanced our accounts", withholding Don's name. Ted is outraged, and they argue, which ends with Ted leaving her and the couple filing for divorce. While Jerry turns to partying to forget her sorrows, Ted becomes an alcoholic.
Sometime later, Paul and Jerry run into each other on a train. She discovers he still loves her and is willing to leave Dorothy, with whom he is in a loveless, resentful marriage, to be with her. They spend two weeks together and make plans for their future.
Dorothy comes to speak with Jerry at her home, but Paul is coincidentally meeting Jerry for dinner, and the three have an awkward exchange. Despite good arguments from Paul, Dorothy’s desperation not to lose him forces Jerry to reevaluate her decision to leave with Paul. Ultimately, Jerry admits she regrets giving up on her first marriage, and decides to see if Ted will reconcile, disappointing Paul bitterly a second time.
Weeks later, on her third attempt to locate Ted in Paris, Jerry finally finds him at a New Year's Eve party. After a polite exchange, Ted expresses his regret at how he reacted before the divorce. Jerry tells Ted her true feelings, and the two kiss at midnight to begin the new year, and their new lives, together.
Cast
Production
MGM production head Irving Thalberg bought the rights to Ex-Wife in the summer of 1929, his original choice for the lead role of Jerry being Joan Crawford.[2] Norma Shearer, Thalberg's wife, originally was not in the running to play Jerry because it was believed that she did not have enough sex appeal. Only after she arranged a special photo session with independent portrait photographer George Hurrell, and Thalberg saw the result, did he relent and give her the role.[3]
Reception
Norma Shearer won the award for Best Actress at the 3rd Academy Awards for her work on the film, which was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing.[4]
Home media
On March 4, 2008, Warner Home Video released The Divorcee (on the same disc as 1931's A Free Soul, also starring Shearer) as part of a DVD box set of five pre-Code films called "Forbidden Hollywood Collection, Vol. 2".[5][6]
References
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