The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Soon after being wed, American heiress Lady Pearl Grayston realizes her husband has married her for her money and is keeping a mistress. The two maintain a loveless marriage, a trade-off Pearl accepts in order to gain admittance to her husband's aristocratic social circle. While Pearl pursues her own affair with gigolo Pepi D'Costa, her visiting sister, Bessie, arrives and is appalled when Pearl's arrangement is revealed.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- George CukorDirector
- Jane MurfinScreenplay
- Harry Wagstaff GribbleScreenplay
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Constance BennettLady Pearl Grayston
- Violet Kemble CooperDuchess
- Phoebe FosterPrincess
- Grant MitchellThornton Clay
- Charles StarrettFleming Harvey
- Anita LouiseBessie
- Gilbert RolandPepi D'Costa
- Tyrell DavisErnest
Stills
Themes
gigolosisterroyaltyweddingheiresspre-codekept womankept man