Our Betters (1933)
Overview
Soon after being wed, American heiress Lady Pearl Grayston realizes her husband has married her for her money and is keeping a mistress. The two maintain a loveless marriage, a trade-off Pearl accepts in order to gain admittance to her husband's aristocratic social circle. While Pearl pursues her own affair with gigolo Pepi D'Costa, her visiting sister, Bessie, arrives and is appalled when Pearl's arrangement is revealed.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.089 |
Directed By
George Cukor
Crew
Jane Murfin
Harry Wagstaff Gribble
David O. Selznick
George Cukor
Charles Rosher
Van Nest Polglase
Hattie Carnegie
Roy Webb
Thomas Atkins
Fred Spencer
Bernhard Kaun
W. Somerset Maugham
Jack Kitchin
TOP CAST
Constance Bennett
Lady Pearl Grayston
Violet Kemble Cooper
Duchess
Phoebe Foster
Princess
Grant Mitchell
Thornton Clay
Charles Starrett
Fleming Harvey
Anita Louise
Bessie
Gilbert Roland
Pepi D'Costa
Tyrell Davis
Ernest
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