Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1931 · 1h 24m

Private Lives

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Director
Sidney Franklin
Cast
Norma Shearer as Amanda Prynne Robert Montgomery as Elyot Chase Reginald Denny as Victor Prynne Una Merkel as Sibyl Chase Jean Hersholt as Oscar George Davis as Bellhop
Crew
Ray Binger — Director of Photography Conrad A. Nervig — Editor Richard Schayer — Screenplay Hanns Kräly — Screenplay Irving Thalberg — Producer Adrian — Costume Design
Tagline

They knew what they wanted...only they didn't know what to do about it!

Synopsis

Amanda and Elyot are one another's former spouse. Elyot is remarried to Sibyl and Amanda married Victor. Unexpectedly, both honeymooning couples arrive at a hotel on the same day and are put in rooms with adjoining terraces. Things go well until Amanda sees Elyot on the adjacent terrace.

Mood & Themes
hotelhoneymoonremarriageweddingpre-codeex-husband ex-wife relationshipbickeringmeant for each othermarital fightex spousesterrace
Key Collaborators
Sidney Franklin Director Ray Binger Director of Photography Conrad A. Nervig Editor Richard Schayer Screenplay Hanns Kräly Screenplay Irving Thalberg Producer Adrian Costume Design
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