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The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1934Movie⏱️ 1h 21mApproved
DramaRomance
6.2
IMDB Rating
590 votes

An engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan.

Director
Philip Moeller
Writers
Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman, Edith Wharton
Stars
Irene Dunne, John Boles, Lionel Atwill
Release Date
September 14, 1934
Language
English, Spanish, French, Italian
Country
United States
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Wins
💬 18
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Irene Dunne
Irene Dunne
as Ellen
John Boles
John Boles
as Newland Archer
Lionel Atwill
Lionel Atwill
as Julius Beaufort
Helen Westley
Helen Westley
as Granny Mingott
Laura Hope Crews
Laura Hope Crews
as Mrs. Welland
Julie Haydon
Julie Haydon
as May Welland
Barry O'Moore
Barry O'Moore
as Mr. Welland
Theresa Maxwell Conover
Theresa Maxwell Conover
as Mrs. Archer
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Edith Van Cleve
as Jane Archer
Leonard Carey
Leonard Carey
as The Butler

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
RKO Radio Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

f ratedfiance fiancee relationshipamerican literature on screenmanhattan new york citygreenwich village manhattan new york city

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Thanks to TCM for the opportunity of watching this rare film.
by fsilva2002-09-12

"Irene Dunne shines in this fine(one must remember it was the post-code 1930s)adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel, as Countess Ellen Olenska, an american born member of New York's high society, who was raised and married in Europe, far way from that city's strict society conventions, now an outsider in her own family. She returns to New York city because she wants to divorce her polish aristocrat husband, where she falls in love with young lawyer Newland Archer, her cousin's fiancé. John Boles, as usual, is just so-so as Newland Archer, although I must say, that upon watching ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The original Broadway production starred Katharine Cornell as Ellen Olenska, and Franchot Tone as Newland Archer.

📖 Synopsis

An engaged attorney and a divorcee fall for each other in 1870s Manhattan.