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Ex-Lady is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Robert Florey. The screenplay by David Boehm is based on an unproduced play by Edith Fitzgerald and Robert Riskin. It is a lightweight and modern version of a drawing room comedy. The film was made before the Motion Picture Production Code was in force, and it is risqué: in subject matter (people having affairs without shame), in staging (double beds) and in the fairly revealing negligees that Bette Davis's character wears.
Original Release
05/15/1933
US Release
05/15/1933
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bette Davis | Helen Bauer |
| Gene Raymond | Don Peterson |
| Frank McHugh | Hugo Van Hugh |
| Monroe Owsley | Nick Malvyn |
| Claire Dodd | Iris Van Hugh |
| Kay Strozzi | Peggy Smith |
| Ferdinand Gottschalk | Mr. Herbert Smith / Herbert Smith |
| Alphonse Ethier | Mr. Adolphe Bauer - Helen's Father / Adolphe Bauer |
| Bodil Rosing | Mrs. Bauer - Helen's Mother / Mrs. Bauer |
| George Beranger | Dinner Guest / Pianist |
Directors
Writers
Edith Fitzgerald, Robert Riskin, David Boehm
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bette Davis | Helen Bauer |
| Gene Raymond | Don Peterson |
| Frank McHugh | Hugo Van Hugh |
| Monroe Owsley | Nick Malvyn |
| Claire Dodd | Iris Van Hugh |
| Kay Strozzi | Peggy Smith |
| Ferdinand Gottschalk | Mr. Herbert Smith / Herbert Smith |
| Alphonse Ethier | Mr. Adolphe Bauer - Helen's Father / Adolphe Bauer |
| Bodil Rosing | Mrs. Bauer - Helen's Mother / Mrs. Bauer |
| George Beranger | Dinner Guest / Pianist |
| Edna Callahan | Blonde at Painting Exhibition |
| Maxine Cantway | Hat Check Girl |
| Armand Kaliz | Man Flirting with Iris |
| William H. O'Brien | Butler |
| Hedwiga Reicher | Vocalist at Dinner Party |
| Gay Seabrook | Miss Seymour |
| Billy West | Panhandler |
| Renee Whitney | Party Guest |
| Ynez | Cuban Nightclub Dancer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lucien Hubbard | Producer |
| Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
