The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
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(258 ratings)
Filmed in lavish Technicolor and given Tiffany production values by producer Alexander Korda, the British comedy Divorce of Lady X is at base a trivial little farce, buoyed by the sprightly performances of star Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier. Ms. Oberon plays a costume-party guest who is forced… More Filmed in lavish Technicolor and given Tiffany production values by producer Alexander Korda, the British comedy Divorce of Lady X is at base a trivial little farce, buoyed by the sprightly performances of star Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier. Ms. Oberon plays a costume-party guest who is forced to stay in a hotel overnight due to inclement weather. There are no rooms available, so the management prevails upon handsome but stuffy lawyer Olivier to give up half of his suite to the lovely Oberon. After a chaste evening together, Olivier becomes obsessed with Oberon, deducing that her elusiveness is due to the "fact" that she is married. Actually, she is nothing of the kind, but when an old school chum (Ralph Richardson) comes to Olivier's office to arrange for a divorce, Olivier jumps to the conclusion that Oberon is his old friend's soon-to-be "ex". Based on Gilbert Wakefield's play Counsel's Opinion, Divorce of Lady X has become a familiar presence on cable TV because of its public domain status; less familiar is an earlier movie version of the Wakefield play, filmed in 1932 by director Allan Dwan. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tim Whelan
- Written By
- Gilbert Wakefield, Lajos Biró
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 15, 1938 Limited
- Studio
- United Artists
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Though opulent in color costumes and design, this minor British screwball comedy is mostly known for its on-screen teaming of two young actors, Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson, in their pre-Hollywood era, who would become legendary stars.
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Cast
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Merle Oberon
as Leslie Steele
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Laurence Olivier
as Everard Logan
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Binnie Barnes
as Lady Mere
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Ralph Richardson
as Lord Mere
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Morton Selten
as Lord Steele
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Gus McNaughton
as Waiter
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Gertrude Musgrove
as Saunders
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Hal Gordon
as Taxidriver
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Edward Lexy
as Peters
- Hugh McDermott
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Eva Moore
as Lady
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Eileen Peel
as Mrs. Johnson
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John H. Roberts
as Slade
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C. Denier Warren
as Clerk
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Lewis Gilbert
as Tom
- H.B. Hallam
