Children of Divorce Overview:

Children of Divorce (1927) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Frank Lloyd and Josef von Sternberg and produced by Adolph Zukor, Jesse L. Lasky, B.P. Schulberg and E. Lloyd Sheldon.

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Flicker Alley: Clara Bow and Gary Cooper in Children of Divorce (1927)

By KC on Dec 21, 2016 From Classic Movies

To contemplate Clara Bow and Gary Cooper together onscreen is to fear these irresistibly watchable stars will cancel each other out. After all, what else could happen when two performers who consistently steal scenes in other films appear with each other? In the 1927 silent Children of Divorce, noth... Read full article


Children of Divorce (1927) DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway Contest (via Facebook/Blog in December)

By Annmarie Gatti on Dec 5, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Children of Divorce DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway! Qualifying?Entry Task for Facebook/Blog Okay, now it?s time for the?Facebook/Blog?version of our?Children of Divorce?DVD/Blu-Ray?giveaway contest, courtesy of?Flicker Alley,?in which we?ll be giving away one copy of this silent classic. And, don?t forget, we... Read full article


Children of Divorce (1927) DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway Contest (via Twitter in December)

By Annmarie Gatti on Nov 27, 2016 From Classic Movie Hub Blog

Children of Divorce DVD/Blu-Ray Giveaway Contest? 1927 Classic Starring?Clara Bow, Gary Cooper and Esther Ralston Okay, it?s time for our next Giveaway! In celebration of its December 6th release date in just a few short days… CMH will be giving away FIVE COPIES of ?the newly-restored 1927 si... Read full article


Children of Divorce (1927)

By Judy on Dec 19, 2009 From Movie Classics

Since I’ve just been starting to get into silent movies, I was pleased to have the chance to see this little-known silent melodrama at the BFI in London, where it was screened as part of their Josef von Sternberg season. I was especially attracted by this film because it stars Clara Bow and Ga... Read full article


On Blu-ray MOD: Clara Bow and Gary Cooper in Children of Divorce (1927)

By KC on Nov 30, -0001 From Classic Movies

Clara Bow had a knack for communicating her emotions so clearly that you can't help feeling them along with her. If she grieves, you grieve.While Bow is rightfully beloved for the way she embodied the youthful energy of the jazz age, she was even better when a moment required deeper emotion. Childre... Read full article


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Kitty Flanders: You'd make a marvelous second husband but you are too much of a luxury for a poor girl's first husband.


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Facts about

James Hall was originally chosen to play the male lead, but the role was given to Gary Cooper at the insistence of star Clara Bow. The role helped to propel Cooper towards superstardom.
Josef von Sternberg was called in by Paramount to reshoot some scenes, shoot new scenes and recut the existing footage after executives made the determination that the film was not releasable.
Clara Bow was dating Gary Cooper at the time this film was being made. According to Esther Ralston, Bow scandalized her cast members with disclosures of their nightly sexual escapades. Ralston said she was among the shocked, however she still enjoyed working with Bow.
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