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The Divorcee Movie Review Summary

Actors: Norma Shearer, Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel, Robert Montgomery

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Jerry and Ted, a seemingly happy married couple, live together in New York. After Ted has an affair with another woman, and claims it doesn't mean a thing, she has her own affair with a married man, Paul, who has always been in love with her. She challenges the double standard: why is it forgivable for a man to stray, but the same action is unforgivable for a woman?
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The review of this Movie prepared by Sara Embrey



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Plot & Themes

Time/era of movie:    -   1930's-1950's Romance/Love/Hugging    -   Yes Taboo Sex Story?    -   Yes Married, fooling around?    -   Yes

Main Character

Identity:    -   Female Age:    -   20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   White American

Setting

City?    -   Yes City:    -   New York Misc setting    -   bar

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   generic/vague references to death/punishment Sex/nudity in movie?    -   Yes What kind of sex:    -   vague references only Any profanity?    -   None Is this movie based on a    -   play

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