Should Ladies Behave

Should Ladies Behave
Directed byHarry Beaumont
Screenplay byBella Spewack
Sam Spewack
Based onThe Vinegar Tree
1930 play
by Paul Osborn
Produced byLawrence Weingarten
StarringLionel Barrymore
Alice Brady
Conway Tearle
Katharine Alexander
Mary Carlisle
CinematographyTed Tetzlaff
Edited byHugh Wynn
Music byWilliam Axt
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc.
Release date
  • December 1, 1933 (1933-12-01)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Should Ladies Behave is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and written by Bella Spewack and Sam Spewack, adapted from the play "The Vinegar Tree" by Paul Osborn. The film stars Lionel Barrymore, Alice Brady, Conway Tearle, Katharine Alexander and Mary Carlisle. The film was released on December 1, 1933, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.[1][2]

The film is a wacky and enjoyable farce with a light-hearted take on being young and growing older while trying to make it all work out. A grouchy and anti-social mature man (Lionel Barrymore) and his younger and more carefree but miserable wife (Alice Brady) welcome her old friend for a reunion of types. Along for the ride is the naive but blossoming daughter who is anxious for love and worldliness. Her mother's snarky sister is there as well, along with her own expectations. Comedic and heartfelt moments arise as the stories unveil.

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References

  1. ^ "Should Ladies Behave (1933) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Movie Review - Should Ladies Behave - Alice Brady, Lionel Barrymore and Conway Tearle In a Film Version of "The Vinegar Tree"". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2014.


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