Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 17m

Illicit

Illicit poster
Director
Archie Mayo
Cast
Barbara Stanwyck as Anne Vincent James Rennie as Richard 'Dick' Ives II Ricardo Cortez as Price Baines Natalie Moorhead as Marjorie 'Margie' True Charles Butterworth as George 'Georgie' Evans Joan Blondell as Helen 'Duckie' Childers
Crew
Robert Kurrle — Director of Photography William Holmes — Editor Harvey F. Thew — Screenplay Darryl F. Zanuck — Producer
Tagline

Married love or illicit. Which does the modern girl prefer?

Synopsis

Ann, a young woman with outrageously advanced ideas, has been living in sin with Dick, her lover, because of her conviction that marriage would destroy their love; but social pressure ends up paying off, so Ann and Dick get married.

Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipupper classmarriagecoercionpre-codemanipulative loverex-boyfriend ex-girlfriend relationshippremarital sexdaughter–in–law father–in–law relationship
Key Collaborators
Archie Mayo Director Robert Kurrle Director of Photography William Holmes Editor Harvey F. Thew Screenplay Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
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