The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Amanda and Elyot are one another's former spouse. Elyot is remarried to Sibyl and Amanda married Victor. Unexpectedly, both honeymooning couples arrive at a hotel on the same day and are put in rooms with adjoining terraces. Things go well until Amanda sees Elyot on the adjacent terrace.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
17 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney FranklinDirector
- Richard SchayerScreenplay
- Hanns KrälyScreenplay
Cast
- Norma ShearerAmanda Prynne
- Robert MontgomeryElyot Chase
- Reginald DennyVictor Prynne
- Una MerkelSibyl Chase
- Jean HersholtOscar
- George DavisBellhop
- Herman BingTrain Conductor (uncredited)
- Ferike BorosCook at Chalet (uncredited)
- Alphonse MartellHotel Concierge (uncredited)
- Wilfrid NorthSibyl's Wedding Escort (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
hotelhoneymoonremarriageweddingpre-codeex-husband ex-wife relationshipbickeringmeant for each othermarital fightex spousesterrace