The Wiser Sex (1932)
- Directed by
- Berthold Viertel, Fred Zinnemann
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman investigates a murder to clear her fiancé who is accused of the crime. She goes undercover to gather evidence against the real killer.
dramaticold-fashionedcourtroomtalkytensepre-codeurban
What happens
The Wiser Sex is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Berthold Viertel and Victor Viertel and starring Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Lilyan Tashman, William "Stage" Boyd and Ross Alexander. Made by Paramount Pictures, its working title was The Weaker Sex. Clyde Fitch's play was first filmed by Famous Players' in 1916 as The Woman in the Case, directed by Hugh Ford and starring Pauline Frederick. Famous Players–Lasky's 1922 production, The Law and the Woman, directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starring Betty Compson, was also based on Fitch's play. It is the film debut of Franchot Tone and the final film of stage veteran Effie Shannon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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