The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
- Directed by
- Tim Whelan
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A clever barrister is asked for help by a woman who claims to be trapped in a bad marriage. She turns out to be someone else entirely and the situation spirals into misunderstandings and comedy.
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What happens
The Divorce of Lady X is a 1938 British Technicolor romantic comedy film produced by London Films; it stars Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Binnie Barnes. It was directed by Tim Whelan and produced by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by Ian Dalrymple and Arthur Wimperis, adapted by Lajos Bíró from the play Counsel's Opinion by Gilbert Wakefield. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa and Lionel Salter and the cinematography by Harry Stradling. The film is a remake of the 1933 film Counsel's Opinion, also from London Films and in which Binnie Barnes appeared in the role played by Merle Oberon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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