Man of the World (1931)
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Still in his "sophisticated cad" period, William Powell essays the title role in Man of the World. Powell plays a smooth extortionist who preys upon wayfaring Americans in Paris. He woos lonely wives and wives-to-be, then threatens them with blackmail unless they sustain his lifestyle. One… More Still in his "sophisticated cad" period, William Powell essays the title role in Man of the World. Powell plays a smooth extortionist who preys upon wayfaring Americans in Paris. He woos lonely wives and wives-to-be, then threatens them with blackmail unless they sustain his lifestyle. One of his potential victims is Carole Lombard, with whom Powell (much against his better judgment) falls in love. Powell's vituperative mistress (Wynne Gibson) won't let her lover off the hook, and heads for the police. To avoid arrest, Powell reluctantly sends Lombard back to her fiancee--and then presumably picks up his racket where he left off. In real life, William Powell and Carole Lombard became husband and wife shortly after filming Man of the World. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Wallace
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 28, 1931 Wide
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Cast
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William Powell
as Michael Trevor
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Carole Lombard
as Mary Kendall
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Wynne Gibson
as Irene Hoffa
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Guy Kibbee
as Harold Taylor
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Lawrence Gray
as Frank Reynolds
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Andre Cheron
as Victor
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George Chandler
as Fred
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Tom Costello
as Spade Henderson
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Tom Ricketts
as Mr. Bradkin
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Maude Truax
as Mrs. Jowitt
