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Perfect Understanding( 1933)

TV-MARomanceComedyDrama
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Overview

A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds himself attracted to a beautiful young woman.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Gloria Swanson

      Judy Rogers

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      Laurence Olivier

      Nicholas Randall

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      John Halliday

      Ivan Ronnson

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      Nigel Playfair

      Lord Portleigh

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      Michael Farmer

      George Drayton

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      Genevieve Tobin

      Kitty Drayton

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      Nora Swinburne

      Lady Stephanie Fitzmaurice

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      O.B. Clarence

      Dr. Graham

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      Mary Jerrold

      Mrs. Graham

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      Charles Collum

      Sir John Fitzmaurice

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      Peter Gawthorne

      Butler

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      Rosalind Fuller

      Cook

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      Miles Malleson

      Announcer

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      Ben Webster

      Judge

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      Herbert Lomas

      Bradley, Nick's Counsel

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      Charles Childerstone

      Judy's Counsel

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      Syd Crossley

      Butler

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      Evalyn Bostock

      Maid (Uncredited)

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      Syd Crossley

      Butler (Uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
    I can't help thinking that Cyril Gardner may have done better with this had it been a silent film. There are some stunning photographic scenes and at times, it verges on the travelogue as Gloria Swanson ("Judy") and a very dashing Laurence Olivier ("Nick") meet, fall in love and engage in an early thirties version of a "open marriage". They travel the length and breadth of Europe before he ends up in Cannes visiting a friend whilst she decants home to prepare their flat in London. In Cannes, "Nick" gets a bit sozzled and hooks up with old flame Nora Swinburne ("Lady Fitzmaurice") after getting ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • infidelity
    • pre-code
    • young couple