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August Weekend

August Weekend

1936Movie⏱️ 1h 2mNot Rated
DramaRomance
5.1
IMDB Rating
113 votes

At a high-society dinner party, a wealthy, older and married man sets his sights on a beautiful young girl who's loved by a younger and not-so-wealthy man.

Director
Charles Lamont
Writers
Faith Baldwin, Paul Perez
Stars
Valerie Hobson, Paul Harvey, G.P. Huntley
Release Date
February 18, 1936
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
as Claire Barry
Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey
as George Washburne
G.P. Huntley
G.P. Huntley
as Kim Sherwood
Betty Compson
Betty Compson
as Ethel Ames
Frank Melton
Frank Melton
as Ronnie Washburne
Edgar Norton
Edgar Norton
as Grimsby
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Gigi Parrish
as Elinor
Maynard Holmes
Maynard Holmes
as Dave Maxwell
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
as Alma Washburne
Howard Hickman
Howard Hickman
as Spencer

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Production
Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation (I)

🏷️ Keywords

society

🎯 Categories

DramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

August Week End
by CinemaSerf2024-09-20
5/10

"The wealthy Washburne family are having a soiree during which we are presented with a family of fairly objectionable rich people who obsess about themselves, their money and care little for anyone else. Valerie Hobson is "Claire", a young beauty objectified by the elder Washburne (Paul Harvey) but fancied by a younger, less successful man from her town "Kim" (G. P. Huntley). What ensues is a fast moving, mildly amusing, but very simplistic social class drama with the stereotypes abounding all over the place. The writing is a wee bit dull, the direction is remarkably two-dim..."

💡 Did You Know?

The onscreen title is AUGUST WEEK END and the AFI Catalog title is AUGUST WEEK-END.

📖 Synopsis

At a high-society dinner party, a wealthy, older and married man sets his sights on a beautiful young girl who's loved by a younger and not-so-wealthy man.