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This Modern Age (1931)

This Modern Age poster
Directed by
Nick Grinde
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from a wealthy family falls in love with a man from a different social class. Her disapproving mother tries to control her romantic choices, leading to conflict and difficult decisions.

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What happens

This Modern Age is a 1931 American pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film directed by Nick Grinde and starring Joan Crawford, Neil Hamilton, Pauline Frederick and Albert Conti. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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