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Ex-Lady

Play trailer Poster for Ex-Lady 1933,  1h 5m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Feeling social pressure to make their union legal, happily unmarried couple Helen (Bette Davis), a successful illustrator, and Don (Gene Raymond), an ad man, wed. After their honeymoon, Don's business flounders and the lovers begin quarreling, each finding solace in the arms of another. While Don turns to the married Peggy (Kay Strozzi), Helen begins dating ladies' man Nick (Monroe Owsley). When Helen suggests she and Don live apart, the couple must decide whether to call the marriage quits.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Jan 31, 2015
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Bette Davis' first starring role. Go to Full Review
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Robert Florey

Director

Bette Davis

Helen Bauer

Gene Raymond

Don Peterson

Frank McHugh

Hugo Van Hugh

Claire Dodd

Iris Van Hugh

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Mr. Herbert Smith

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Ex-Lady

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Synopsis Feeling social pressure to make their union legal, happily unmarried couple Helen (Bette Davis), a successful illustrator, and Don (Gene Raymond), an ad man, wed. After their honeymoon, Don's business flounders and the lovers begin quarreling, each finding solace in the arms of another. While Don turns to the married Peggy (Kay Strozzi), Helen begins dating ladies' man Nick (Monroe Owsley). When Helen suggests she and Don live apart, the couple must decide whether to call the marriage quits.
Director
Robert Florey
Producer
Darryl F Zanuck
Screenwriter
Edith Fitzgerald, Robert Riskin, David Boehm
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 14, 1933, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 27, 2017
Runtime
1h 5m
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