Gloria Swanson had just married Michael Farmer, an Englishman, and had a daughter. When she lost her contract with Joe Schenck, she moved to England, and, having married a British subject, she learned that she could start her own movie company there. She starred in as well as produced
this picture (and gave her hubby a part in the proceedings) but it was a total loss, both critically and financially and she even had to sell much of her stock in United Artists in order to complete the picture. Swanson is an American woman on holiday in England when she meets Olivier (sporting a
mustache to look older than his 25 years, as Swanson was 32 and looked every bit of it), ...
Released:
1933
Rated:
NR
Length:
80 mins