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Should Ladies Behave

Should Ladies Behave

1933Movie⏱️ 1h 27mPassed
ComedyDrama
5.9
IMDB Rating
248 votes

An unhappy couple watch as their daughter throws herself at an older man because he is a sophisticated artist. The daughter doesn't know that her aunt is the man's lover. At a weekend retreat, everything comes to a head when the m...

Director
Harry Beaumont
Writers
Paul Osborn, Bella Spewack, Sam Spewack
Stars
Lionel Barrymore, Alice Brady, Conway Tearle
Release Date
December 1, 1933
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 11
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
as Augustus Merrick
Alice Brady
Alice Brady
as Laura Merrick
Conway Tearle
Conway Tearle
as Max Lawrence
Katharine Alexander
Katharine Alexander
as Mrs. Winifred Lamont
Mary Carlisle
Mary Carlisle
as Leone Merrick
William Janney
William Janney
as Geoffrey Cole
Halliwell Hobbes
Halliwell Hobbes
as Louis
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Miki Morita
as Tokyo, Merrick's Gardener
Earl Oxford
Earl Oxford
as Singer
Paul Stanton
Paul Stanton
as Oscar McFarrey

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

interrupted elopementpre code filmpainter as artistincest referencedysfunctional marriage

🎯 Categories

FarceComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Oil and The Vinegar Tree
by wes-connors2012-08-13
5/10

"After attending a New York play, six romantically challenged characters gather at the Riverdale, Connecticut home of flighty Alice Brady (as Laura) and her grumpy husband Lionel Barrymore (as Augustus "Gussie" Merrick). Twenty-five years married, Ms. Brady and Mr. Barrymore snap at each other frequently and seem ready to separate. Lonely and bored, Brady enjoys visiting playboy painter Conway Tearle (as Max Lawrence), believing he's an old lover returning to sweep her off her feet... Unbeknownst to the gushing Brady, Mr. Tearle is having an affair with her sister, Katharine Ale..."

💡 Did You Know?

Alice Brady and Katharine Alexander, who play sisters in the film, were actually sisters-in-law; Alexander was married to Brady's half-brother William A. Brady Jr.

📖 Synopsis

An unhappy couple watch as their daughter throws herself at an older man because he is a sophisticated artist. The daughter doesn't know that her aunt is the man's lover. At a weekend retreat, everything comes to a head when the m...