Design for Living (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Producer(s) | Ernst Lubitsch |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Apartments, Artists, Based on Play, Forbidden Hollywood, Paris, Pre-Code Cinema, Writers and Poets |
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Design for Living (1933) was a Comedy - Black-and-white Film directed by Ernst Lubitsch and produced by Ernst Lubitsch.
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“Design for Living”: A Pre-Code Tale of Love, Art, and Compromise
By Stephen Reginald on Sep 8, 2026 From Classic Movie Man“Design for Living”: A Pre-Code Tale of Love, Art, and Compromise Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Design for Living (1933) is a sophisticated pre-Code romantic comedy about an unusual love triangle that forms in Paris. The story begins on a train where Gilda Farrell (Miriam Hopkins), an... Read full article
Design For Living (1933): An Atypical Lubitsch Comedy
By 4 Star Film Fan on Dec 15, 2019 From 4 Star Films“Immorality may be fun but it’s not fun enough to take the place of virtue and three square meals a day.”? All director Ernst Lubitsch has at his disposal?is a train compartment and three actors.?Yet?the opening scene of Design for Living?positions itself as one of the most delight... Read full article
The Sex (now that I have your attention) Blogathon: Design for Living (1933)
By shadowsandsatin on Jun 19, 2015 From Shadows and SatinSexy? Design for Living? You bet. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. A cast featuring Miriam Hopkins, Gary Cooper and Fredric March (a trio of lookers if ever there was one). Screenplay by Ben Hecht, based on a Noel Coward play. How could it be anything BUT sexy? This pre-Code confectionery focuses on the ... Read full article
Love It, Love It Not?: Waffling over Lubitsch?s Design for Living (1)
By Judy on Jun 13, 2015 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouI hoped to love Design for Living. After all, the director was Ernst Lubitsch, who had helmed?such witty, cynical comedies about relationships, movies that usually feel as insightful and controversial now as they probably did back in the 20s and 30s. And many reviewers I respect had praised its humo... Read full article
Love It, Love It Not?: Waffling over Lubitsch?s Design for Living (2)
By Judy on Jun 13, 2015 From Cary Grant Won't Eat YouI hoped to love Design for Living. After all, the director was Ernst Lubitsch, who had helmed such witty, cynical comedies about relationships, movies that usually feel as insightful and controversial now as they probably did back in the 20s and 30s. And many reviewers I respect had praised its humo... Read full article
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Quotes from
Gilda Farrell: You see, George, you're sort of like a ragged straw hat with a very soft lining. A little bit out of shape, very dashing to look at, and very comfortable to wear. And you, Tom, piquant, perched over one eye, and has to be watched on windy days. And both so becoming.
Max Plunkett: Immorality may be fun, but it isn't fun enough to take the place of one hundred percent virtue and three square meals a day.
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Facts about
Writer Ben Hecht and producer-director Ernst Lubitsch retained only one line from the original play by Noel Coward: "For the good of our immortal souls!"
One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
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