Private Lives (1931)

Director:

Sidney Franklin

Writers:

Noel Coward (play)
Hanns Kräly (writer)

Release Date:

12 December 1931 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Elyot and Sibyl are being married in a big church ceremony. Amanda and Victor are being married by a French Justice of the Peace...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Marriage | Based On Play

Cast

Norma Shearer	...	Amanda Prynne
Robert Montgomery	...	Elyot Chase
Reginald Denny	...	Victor Prynne
Una Merkel	...	Sibyl Chase
Jean Hersholt	...	Oscar
George Davis	...	Bell Hop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greta Meyer	...	Cook at Chalet (scenes deleted)

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Filming Locations:

Franklin Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Glacier Bay Park in Montana doubled for the Swiss Alps in the film's mountain climbing scene.

Quotes:

Amanda: Have you known her long?
Elyot: About four months, we met in a house party in Norfolk.
Amanda: Very flat, Norfolk.

Movie Connections:

Version of Amants terribles, Les (1936)

Soundtrack:

The Donkey Serenade

A Noel Coward play. Two couples switch partners.

Noel Coward dialogue. What can be bad? Norma Shearer does a star turn and is *very* funny. Her clothes are wonderful. She is obviously "meant for" Robert Montgomery, and they leave the partners they are engaged to and escape with each other on an around-the-world trip. Their physical fights are hilarious.