Private Lives

1931
Passed
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

Reginald Denny, Jean Hersholt, Una Merkel, Robert Montgomery, and Norma Shearer in Private Lives (1931)

Divorced couple unexpectedly meet each other during their honeymoon and rekindle their love.Divorced couple unexpectedly meet each other during their honeymoon and rekindle their love.Divorced couple unexpectedly meet each other during their honeymoon and rekindle their love.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins total

Top cast11

Edit

Norma Shearer

Amanda

Robert Montgomery

Elyot Chae

Reginald Denny

Victor

Una Merkel

Sibyl

Jean Hersholt

Oscar

George Davis

Bell Hop

Herman Bing

Train Conductor
(uncredited)

Ferike Boros

Cook at Chalet
(uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Hotel Concierge
(uncredited)

Wilfrid North

Sibyl's Wedding Escort
(uncredited)

Jerry Tucker

Little Boy at Station
(uncredited)

Director
- Sidney Franklin
Writers
All cast & crew
Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

User reviews43

Featured review

Loved it!!

I just saw this movie this morning on TCM. I absolutely loved it! So funny! Norma was great and so was Robert Montgomery. I enjoyed their bickering, and after a bit, could TELL when it was coming just by a remark made. It was actually very modern in it's depiction of a marriage, as that really doesn't change. I found this movie to be very delightful, and full of wit. Their fight scene is the best! When Amanda shrieks and screams and cries, it is priceless! I recommend it highly. I have recently discovered Norma Shearers' movies, and she is so good it is a joy to watch her. I saw "The Women" and "Marie Antionette" as a child, but it is wonderful to be able to watch movies like "Private Lives" now. It is hard to believe it was made in '31, it is not dated at all.

Photos37

+ 29

More like this

6.5

6.7

5.9

6.6

6.5

6.4

Blondie of the Follies

5.6

Strange Interlude

6.0

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney

8.1

6.3

6.9

6.3

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Robert Montgomery was accidentally knocked unconscious during the fight scene with Norma Shearer.

Goofs
When Elyot, Amanda, and Oscar are riding on the gondola, Elyot and Amanda begin to argue. As their argument escalates, the two of them stand up, and Oscar, listening quietly, stands up with them. Their is a cut to a medium shot of Oscar which shows him still seated. Then a return to the shot of the three of them which shows Oscar standing again.

Quotes
Victor Prynne: He struck you once didn't he?
Amanda: Oh, more than once.
Victor Prynne: Where?
Amanda: Several places.
Victor Prynne: What a cad!
Amanda: Ha-ha. I struck him too. Once I broke four gramophone records over his head. It was very satisfying.

Connections
Referenced in Murder, She Wrote: Stage Struck (1986)

Soundtracks
Someday I'll Find You
(1931) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Noël Coward
Sung by Norma Shearer
Whistled and played on piano by Robert Montgomery
Played often as background music