Our Betters (1933) | |
| Director(s) | George Cukor |
| Producer(s) | David O. Selznick |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Satire |
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Our Betters (1933) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by George Cukor and produced by David O. Selznick.
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In this adaptation of a Maugham comedy, down-to-earth Bennett, a hardware heiress, marries a stiff-upper-lip British lord, and proceeds to turn society decorum upside down. An early effort by Cukor, who had been a Broadway director and dialogue coach (most notably for Lewis Milestone's All Quiet on the Western Front, 1930). After being relieved from the helm of Paramount's One Hour With You (1932), he followed Selznick to RKO for this. Bennett and Roland soon became Mr. and Mrs.
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Pre-Code on DVD: Constance Bennett in Our Betters (1933)
By KC on May 7, 2019 From Classic MoviesI’m a big fan of pre-code Constance Bennett, with her razor sharp hip bones and saucy quips. She doesn’t get nearly enough credit for her contribution to the lively adult-themed flicks of that time. While Our Betters (1933) is not the best of those films, Bennett is reliably excellent as... Read full article
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Lady Pearl Saunders Grayston: Nobody.
Arthur Fenwick: You're going to be terribly lonely, Girlie.
Lady Pearl Saunders Grayston: I never mind scandal, but I don't expose myself to ridicule if I can help it.
Princess Flora dela Chicora: It's wonderful how you've made your way, Pearl.
Lady Pearl Saunders Grayston: Shall I tell you how I've done it? By force of character, wit, unscrupulousness and push.
Princess Flora dela Chicora: You're very frank.
Lady Pearl Saunders Grayston: That's always been my pose.
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