Our Betters (1933)
Our Betters (1933)
"Marriage Is So Dull and Middleclass!"
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.

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Cast

Constance Bennett Constance Bennett As: Lady Pearl Grayston
Violet Kemble Cooper Violet Kemble Cooper As: Duchess
Phoebe Foster Phoebe Foster As: Princess
Grant Mitchell Grant Mitchell As: Thornton Clay
Charles Starrett Charles Starrett As: Fleming Harvey
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: "Marriage Is So Dull and Middleclass!"
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 17 March 1933

Country: US

Runtime: 83m

Company Credits

Company: RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Directed By

George Cukor

George Cukor

Director

Thomas Atkins

Thomas Atkins

Assistant Director

Fred Spencer

Fred Spencer

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Hattie Carnegie

Hattie Carnegie

Costume Design

Sound

Roy Webb

Roy Webb

Original Music Composer

Bernhard Kaun

Bernhard Kaun

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Charles Rosher

Charles Rosher

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Van Nest Polglase

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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