The Divorcee

"Her sin was no greater than his… but she was a woman."

Apr 19 1930 Passed 1h 24m
Drama, Romance

When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.

Plot

Jerry and Ted are young, in love, and part of the New York 'in-crowd'. Jerry's decision to marry Ted crushes a yearning Paul. Distraught Paul gets drunk and wrecks his car, disfiguring young Dorothy's face in the process. Out of pity, Paul marries Dorothy. Years later, the apparent perfect marriage of Ted and Jerry falls apart from infidelity on both sides. Inwardly unhappy, popular Jerry lives a party life while Ted sinks into a life of alcoholism. Jerry then runs into Paul, who still loves her. After spending time together with Jerry, Paul plans to divorce Dorothy. When Jerry sees Dorothy again, she has second thoughts about where her life is heading.

Written by

Ursula Parrott, Nick Grinde, Zelda Sears

Directed by

Robert Z. Leonard

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win & 3 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
3,810
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA