Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1930 · 1h 5m

What Men Want

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Director
Ernst Laemmle
Cast
Pauline Starke as Lee Joyce Ben Lyon as Kendall James Hallam Cooley as Bunch Barbara Kent as Betty 'Babs' Joyce Robert Ellis as Howard LeMoyne Carmelita Geraghty as Mabel
Crew
Roy F. Overbaugh — Director of Photography Philip Cahn — Editor Dorothy Yost — Screenplay John B. Clymer — Screenplay Samuel Hopkins Adams — Story Carl Laemmle Jr. — Producer
Tagline

A dramatic episode of youth and sisterly sacrifice.

Synopsis

A playboy's mistress falls in love with another man. Her younger sister arrives in town. Complications ensue.

Mood & Themes
adulteryinfidelityjealousyseductionfemme fataleplayboymistresspre-codeentanglement
Key Collaborators
Ernst Laemmle Director Roy F. Overbaugh Director of Photography Philip Cahn Editor Dorothy Yost Screenplay John B. Clymer Screenplay Samuel Hopkins Adams Story Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer Johanna Mathieson Costume Design
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