Cast of let us be gay

A housewife divorces her self-centered husband. It was based on and filmed concurrently with the 1929 play by Rachel Crothers which starred Tallulah Bankhead and ran for 128 performances at London's Lyric Theater.

Lot's of fun watching this, especially because of Marie Dressler (loved watching her knit angrily).

Oddly, during this time, La Rocque did not see Shearer or his two kids as Shearer took them to Paris.

Marie Dressler is a rich society lady and she has invited a new and improved Norma to come to her house for the weekend--ostensibly to help Marie break up a budding romance between her daughter and La Rocque! For its time .

Any number of other actors of the day would have been suited for that role. It might be as well for you to assist her." Perkins, "That's just where I'm going, and without any suggestions from you."

I happened to channel surf to Turner Classic Movies just as this one was beginning last night, and once I got past the unlikely opening sequence I couldn't possibly turn away from the unlikely rest of it.

This film can serve as a good study in following the changes in movie technology and methods. While not a great film, it certainly is a good one and more than just another time-passer. Preening, giggling, and putting on airs, she's just relentless in her "la-di-da"-ness to the point of being a turn-off.

Norma Shearer was pregnant when this film was made, so MGM hurried its shooting - completing it in less than a month.

Years later, she attends a party where her ex is pursuing another woman. So if you stumble across it as I did, sure, go ahead, stick around. This is so obvious as to be nagging and distracting from any sincerity on his part. Shearer even shows off her piano expertise in a musical brevity. Rod La Rocque is very wooden as Bob Brown. Because that's the way I'm gonna begin."

Towney Townley, "Uh, begin what?" Kitty Brown, "Well, you see, uh, Bouccy has a certainly laid plan whereby I have to get a man.

This is an instance when one role so affects the whole film negatively. Hedda Hopper is a hoot as the very exaggerated stuffy and snobbish Madge Livingston.