Our Betters
Summary:
Our Betters is adapted from Somerset Maugham's play about the shallowness and hypocrisy of the idle rich. American heiress Constance Bennett snares a titled British husband (Alan Mobray), but when she discovers that he is merely marrying her for her money, she decides to carry on a few affairs of her own. Going from wide-eyed innocent to bitter cynic, Bennett tries to maneuve... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Constance Bennett - (Pearl Grayston)
Gilbert Roland - (Peppi D'Costa)
Charles Starrett - (Fleming Harvey)
Anita Louise - (Bessie)
Grant Mitchell - (Thornton Clay)
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Review:
Made before the advent of the Production Code, Our Betters has the kind of relative frankness that is always surprising to see in an early '30s movie. It also finds director George Cukor still finding his way, and while parts of the film are extremely well done, there's still a slight tentativeness to parts of it that keep Our Betters from... Continue >>
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