Expensive Women is a 1931 American pre-Code film drama. It was produced by First National Pictures and distributed through their parent company Warner Bros. The film was directed by silent film veteran Hobart Henley and stars Dolores Costello. It was Costello's final film as a leading lady and star for Warners, which she had been since 1925. She retired to be the wife of John Barrymore and to raise their family. Costello would return to films five years later after a long hiatus and the end of her marriage to Barrymore, but never regained the luster she enjoyed as a Warners star.[1][2]
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Directed by | Hobart Henley |
Written by | Adaptation: Harry F. Thew Raymond Griffith & Dialogue: Arthur Caesar (uncredited)[1] |
Based on | Passionate Sonata (1931 novel) by Wilson Collison |
Starring | Dolores Costello |
Cinematography | William Rees |
Edited by | Desmond O'Brien |
Production company | Warner Bros.[1] |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | October 24, 1931 (US) |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[3]
A woman in love with a composer stands trial for another man.
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