The woman for everyone
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The woman for everyone |
| Original title | The Divorcee |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1930 |
| length | 110 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Z. Leonard |
| script |
Nick Grindé , Zelda Sears , John Meehan |
| production |
Robert Z. Leonard , Irving Thalberg |
| camera | Norbert Brodine |
| cut |
Hugh Wynn , Truman K. Wood |
| occupation | |
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The Woman for All is an American drama film directed by Robert Z. Leonard . The film, whose screenplay is based on the novel Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott , was shot in 1930. The film premiered on April 19, 1930. The film has not yet been shown in Germany.
action
Jerry marries the newspaper man Ted, which shocks her boyfriend Paul, who is in love with her. He gets drunk, causes an accident and marries the accident victim Dot. Jerry and Ted were happily married for three years. On their fourth wedding anniversary, Ted travels to Chicago. Jerry finds out that Ted is having an affair with the divorced Janice. Despite expressing her liberal attitude before the wedding, Jerry is shocked. She turns to Don, her husband's best friend. For his part, Ted can't accept that his wife is having an affair. They file for divorce and split up.
After several affairs, Jerry meets Paul. Paul wants to separate from Dot so that he can marry Jerry. But when Dot speaks to her conscience, Jerry realizes that she doesn't love the well-off Paul at all. She travels to Paris and meets Ted again there. On New Year's Eve, they visit a nightclub and find each other again.
background
MGM's production had an estimated budget of approximately $ 340,000. When MGM acquired the rights to Ursula Parrott's bestseller, the censors got involved. The novel was pretty frank that MGM was not allowed to use the book title as the title for the film.
Norma Shearer was the wife of MGM producer Irving Thalberg at the time of filming.
The equipment and sound were in the hands of men who later won multiple Oscar awards: Cedric Gibbons and Douglas Shearer .
Soundtrack
- Singin 'in the Rain by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
- You Were Meant For Me " by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed, sung by Robert Montgomery and Judith Wood
- Wedding march from Lohengrin by Richard Wagner
- Happy Days Are Here Again by Milton Ager and Jack Yellen
- Auld Lang Syne (traditional 17th century Scottish song) by Robert Burns
A little curiosity concerns the song Singin 'in the Rain . The song was composed in 1929. But the plot of the film takes place in 1925.
Reviews
Variety praised the “excellent” Norma Shearer, the actors Nagel, Montgomery and Morris also offered “good performances”. Ken Hanke of Mountain Xpress , North Carolina describes the production as "a surprisingly strong and effective early sound film".
Awards
In 1930 , the film received four Oscar nominations. It was nominated in the categories of Best Film , Best Director (Robert Z. Leonard), Best Actress (Norma Shearer), Best Screenplay (John Meehan). Only Norma Shearer could finally receive the Oscar.
Bibliography
- Ursula Parrott: Ex-Wife . Kessinger, 2005, ISBN 1-4179-0632-4 (English edition).
Web links
- The woman for all in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Criticism of the Classic Film Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. imdb.com
- ↑ The woman for everyone at Turner Classic Movies (English)
- ↑ cf. imdb.com
- ↑ Review: 'The Divorcee' . In: Variety . 1930.
- ↑ cf. rottentomatoes.com