Private Lives (1931) | |
| Director(s) | Sidney Franklin |
| Producer(s) | Irving Thalberg (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Divorce, Marriage |
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Private Lives (1931) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Sidney Franklin and produced by Irving Thalberg.
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Watching 1939: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
on Apr 19, 2018 From Comet Over HollywoodIn 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them.?As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, tha... Read full article
Pre-Code Crazy: Private Lives (1931)
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 3, 2015 From Shadows and SatinMy Pre-Code Crazy pick for the month of November is Private Lives (1931), starring the totally awesome Norma Shearer and the always fantastic Robert Montgomery. In the interest of full disclosure, I have already written about this film on my blog, and under normal circumstances, that fact would auto... Read full article
The Essential Films of 1939: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
By Amanda Garrett on Mar 23, 2015 From Old Hollywood FilmsGood Queen Bess (Bette Davis) fall for ne'er do well Errol Flynn in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex. The Director: Michael Curtiz. The Stars: Bette Davis, Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland. Source Material: The play, Elizabeth the Queen, by Maxwell Anderson. Olivia de Havi... Read full article
Pre-Code Perversion: Private Lives (1931)*
By Vanessa Buttino on Sep 19, 2014 From StardustPre-Code Perversion: Private Lives (1931)* Have you ever watched a movie and thought to yourself: What if this were to happen in real life? If you're at all familiar with the premise of Noel Coward's PRIVATE LIVES you'll know that something like this could very well happen to anyone, really... Read full article
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
By Beatrice on Feb 21, 2014 From Flickers in TimeThe Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Directed by Michael Curtiz Written by Norman Reilly Raine and Aeneas MacKenzie based on the play by Maxwell Anderson 1939/USA Warner Bros. First viewing/Netflix rental The quote, picture, and clip probably say more about the quality of this fictionalized cost... Read full article
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Quotes from Private Lives
Amanda: Have you known her long?
Elyot: About four months, we met in a house party in Norfolk.
Amanda: Very flat, Norfolk.
Elyot: What are you doing here?
Amanda: I'm on my honeymoon.
Elyot: Hope you're enjoying it.
Amanda: It hasn't started yet.
Elyot: Neither has mine.
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Facts about Private Lives
The original play opened in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, and starred Noel Coward (who also directed), Gertrude Lawrence, Laurence Olivier and Adrianne Allen. After a 5-week tour of England, it opened a scheduled 3-month engagement in London on 24 September 1930, after which it came to Broadway, New York City, on 27 January 1931 and ran for 256 performances, closing in September 1931. Jill Esmond replaced Allen in New York for the role of Sybil. The very popular play had 6 Broadway revivals alone, the last in 2002, and is continually revived the world over.
Robert Montgomery was accidentally knocked unconscious during the fight scene with Norma Shearer.
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