Private Lives
DirectorSidney Franklin
“They knew what they wanted...only they didn't know what to do about it!”
Amanda and Elyot are one another's former spouse. Elyot is remarried to Sibyl and Amanda married Victor. Unexpectedly, both honeymooning couples arrive at a hotel on the same day and are put in rooms with adjoining terraces. Things go well until Amanda sees Elyot on the adjacent terrace.
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Trailer
Random clip from Private Lives (1931)
Cast
Norma Shearer
Amanda Prynne
Robert Montgomery
Elyot Chase
Reginald Denny
Victor Prynne
Una Merkel
Sibyl Chase
Jean Hersholt
Oscar
George Davis
Bellhop
Herman Bing
Train Conductor (uncredited)
Ferike Boros
Cook at Chalet (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Hotel Concierge (uncredited)
Wilfrid North
Sibyl's Wedding Escort (uncredited)
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