Directed by Dorothy Arzner • 1931 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Monroe Owsley
The incandescent presence of two rising stars—Claudette Colbert and Fredric March—lights up this deft blend of comedy, romance, and social drama. A young secretary (Colbert) faces a life-altering choice when she finds herself caught between an office flirtation with her dashing boss (March) and her relationship with her jealous boyfriend (Monroe Owsley). Director Dorothy Arzner cannily dissects the office politics of the modern workplace as well as the sexual politics of modern romance. A young Ginger Rogers lends comic support in an early secondary role.
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Torch Singer
Directed by Alexander Hall and George Somnes • 1933 • United States
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Cleopatra
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille • 1934 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry WilcoxonMaster of the epic screen spectacle Cecil B. DeMille outdid himself with this lavish account of the Egyptian queen (a vampish Claudette Colbert) whose powers of seduction first charm Ju...
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Four Frightened People
Directed by Cecil B. DeMille • 1934 • United States
Starring Claudette Colbert, Herbert Marshall, Mary BolandBetween directing epic spectacles like THE SIGN OF THE CROSS and CLEOPATRA, classic Hollywood’s ultimate showman Cecil B. DeMille helmed this oft-overlooked, racily pre-Code jungle-survi...
