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Let Us Be Gay (1930)

Let Us Be Gay poster
Directed by
Robert Z. Leonard
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Rating
4.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her social circle after a difficult divorce. She uses her new independence to confront her ex-husband and navigate the rules of high society.

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What happens

Let Us Be Gay is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film produced and distributed by MGM. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and stars Norma Shearer. It was based on and filmed concurrently with the 1929 play by Rachel Crothers which starred Tallulah Bankhead and ran for 128 performances at London's Lyric Theater. Critics generally preferred Tallulah's rendition to Shearer's. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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