Comedy ·Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1933 · 1h 23m

Our Betters

Director

Cast

Constance Bennett as Lady Pearl Grayston Violet Kemble Cooper as Duchess Phoebe Foster as Princess Grant Mitchell as Thornton Clay Charles Starrett as Fleming Harvey Anita Louise as Bessie

Crew

Charles Rosher — Director of Photography Jack Kitchin — Editor Roy Webb — Original Music Composer Bernhard Kaun — Original Music Composer Jane Murfin — Screenplay Harry Wagstaff Gribble — Screenplay

Tagline

"Marriage Is So Dull and Middleclass!"

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

George Cukor Director Charles Rosher Director of Photography Jack Kitchin Editor Roy Webb Original Music Composer Bernhard Kaun Original Music Composer Jane Murfin Screenplay Harry Wagstaff Gribble Screenplay David O. Selznick Producer Hattie Carnegie Costume Design

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