THE WISER SEX

Berthold Viertel

Sog.: dal lavoro teatrale “The Woman in the Case” di Clyde Fitch; Scen.: Harry Hervey, Caroline Francke; F.: George Folsey; Mu.: Johnny Green; Ass. R.: Fred Zinnemann; Int.: Claudette Colbert (Margaret Hughes / Ruby Kennedy), Melvyn Douglas (David Rolfe), Lilyan Tashman (Claire Foster), William Boyd (Harry Evans), Ross Alexander (Jimmie O’Neill), Franchot Tone (Phil Long), Effie Shannon (Mrs. Hughes), Paul Harvey (Blaney), Victor Kilian (Ed), Robert Fischer (Fritz Engelhardt), Douglass Dumbrille (l’autista); Prod.: Paramount 35mm. L.: 2330 m. D.: 80’. Bn.

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T. it.: Italian title. T. int.: International title. T. alt.: Alternative title. Sog.: Story. Scen.: Screenplay. F.: Cinematography. M.: Editing. Scgf.: Set Design. Mus.: Music. Int.: Cast. Prod.: Production Company. L.: Length. D.: Running Time. f/s: Frames per second. Bn.: Black e White. Col.: Color. Da: Print source

Film Notes

The Wiser Sex is the first of six films that Claudette Colbert made for Paramount in 1932 (the others being The Misleading Lady, The Man from Yesterday, Make Me a Star, The Phantom President and The Sign of the Cross). It is also both Franchot Tone and Ross Alexander’s debut movie. Clyde Fitch’s play on which the film is based, had already been screened twice. First by Hugh Ford in 1916 under the title The Woman in the Case starring Pauline Frederick and then again in 1922, as The Law and the Woman with Penrhyn Stanlaws as the director and Betty Compson as the heroine.

In short

Director: Berthold Viertel
Year: 1932
Country: Usa
Running time: 80'
Film Version

English version

Sound
Mute
Edition
2005
Section
Recovered and restored 2005

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Restored from a 35mm nitrate picture negative and a 35mm track negative