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Kept Husbands is a american film of genre Drama directed by Lloyd Bacon released in USA on 22 february 1931 with Dorothy Mackaill

Kept Husbands (1931)

Kept Husbands
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Released in USA 22 february 1931
Length 1h16
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Comedy-drama
Rating58% 2.903052.903052.903052.903052.90305

Kept Husbands is a 1931 American Pre Code drama film directed by Lloyd Bacon, starring Dorothy Mackaill and Joel McCrea, with major supporting roles filled by Robert McWade, Florence Roberts and Mary Carr. The original story was written by the film's associate producer, Louis Sarecky, and adapted for the screen by Forrest Halsey and Alfred Jackson. Although primarily a drama, the film has many comedic touches to it. The film centers around the class struggles and stereotypes between the working class and the wealthy, which was particularly striking during the Depression era when this film was made. The film also points out the stereotypical gender roles which were prevalent at that time.

Synopsis

Arthur Parker (Robert McWade) is a wealthy steel magnate who is relating the story to his snobbish wife and spoiled daughter of one of his plant supervisors who fearlessly rushed in and saved the lives of two of his fellow co-workers. When his wife, Henrietta (Florence Roberts), asks if he rewarded the young man, Parker shows his astonishment by saying that the hero had refused the thousand dollars he had offered. When the daughter, Dot (Dorothy Mackaill), remarks that she would like to meet a man like that, the father tells her not to worry, she will, for he is coming to dinner that very evening. Henrietta is aghast at having to socialize with someone not of their class, but Parker, who is a better judge of character, assures her that all will be well.

Actors

Dorothy Mackaill

(Dot Parker Brunton)
Joel McCrea

(Richard Brunton)
Ned Sparks

(Hughie Hanready)
Mary Carr

(Mrs. Brunton)
Clara Kimball Young

(Mrs. Henrietta Post)
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