Forbidden Holywood Collection Vol. 2 - Disk 1 - Xvid 1cd -  The Divorcee (1931) [DDR]

The Divorcee is a 1930 American Pre-Code drama film written by Nick Grindé, John Meehan and Zelda Sears, based on the novel Ex-Wife by Ursula Parrott. 
It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. 
The film was also nominated for Best Picture and won Best Actress for its star Norma Shearer.
Norma Shearer won the Academy Award for Best Actress. 
Also starring in the film are Robert Montgomery, Conrad Nagel, and Florence Eldridge.

MGM production head Irving Thalberg bought the rights to Ex-Wife in the summer of 1929. Thalberg's original choice for the role of Jerry was Joan Crawford.

Norma Shearer, Thalberg's wife, was originally never in the running for the lead role in The Divorcee because it was believed that she didn't have enough sex appeal; it was only after Shearer arranged a special photo session with studio portrait photographer George Hurrell and Thalberg saw the result, that he relented and gave her the role.

    CAST:-
    Norma Shearer as Jerry Martin
    Chester Morris as Ted Martin
    Conrad Nagel as Paul
    Robert Montgomery as Don
    Florence Eldridge as Helen Baldwin
    Helene Millard as Mary
    Robert Elliott as Bill Baldwin
    Mary Doran as Janice Meredith
    Tyler Brooke as Hank
    Zelda Sears as Hannah
    George Irving as Dr Bernard
    Helen Johnson as Dorothy 

    Directed by Robert Z. Leonard
    Produced by Robert Z. Leonard
    Written by Nick Grinde, Zelda Sears, John Meehan

SYNOPSIS:- The Divorcee (1931)
Ted (Chester Morris), Jerry (Norma Shearer), Paul (Conrad Nagel) and Dorothy (Helen Johnson) are part of the New York in-crowd. Jerry's decision to marry Ted crushes Paul. He gets drunk and is involved in an accident that leaves Dorothy's face disfigured. Out of pity, Paul marries Dorothy. Ted and Jerry have been married three years when she discovers he had a brief affair with another woman — and when she confronts him on their third anniversary, he tells her it didn't "mean a thing". Lonely and upset, and with Ted out on a business trip, Jerry has an affair with his best friend, Don. She shares the truth with Ted upon his return, withholding Don's name, and they argue ending with Ted leaving her and the couple filing for a divorce. While Jerry turns to partying to drown her sorrows, Ted becomes an alcoholic. Paul and Jerry run into each other and she discovers he still loves her and is willing to leave Dorothy to be with her. It is only after she meets Dorothy that Jerry is forced to evaluate her decision.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 855 kbps
Video Resolution: 640x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 23.976
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams:  2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 1:24:00
Subtitles: None
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]
Duration: 1:24:0