Our Betters

(1933)Directed by George Cukor83 minComedy, Drama, Romance
"Marriage Is So Dull and Middleclass!"

Soon after being wed, American heiress Lady Pearl Grayston realizes her husband has married her for her money and is keeping a mistress. The two maintain a loveless marriage, a trade-off Pearl accepts in order to gain admittance to her husband's aristocratic social circle. While Pearl pursues her own affair with gigolo Pepi D'Costa, her visiting sister, Bessie, arrives and is appalled when Pearl's arrangement is revealed.

Constance Bennettas Lady Pearl Grayston
Phoebe Fosteras Princess
Grant Mitchellas Thornton Clay
Charles Starrettas Fleming Harvey
Anita Louiseas Bessie
Gilbert Rolandas Pepi D'Costa
Tyrell Davisas Ernest