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Our Betters 1933

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.

Directed by: George Cukor
Written by: Jane Murfin & Harry Wagstaff Gribble
Runtime: 83 minutes
Tagline: "Marriage Is So Dull and Middleclass!"
Cast:
Constance Bennett Constance Bennett
Lady Pearl Grayston 
Violet Kemble Cooper Violet Kemble Cooper
Duchess 
Phoebe Foster Phoebe Foster
Princess 
Grant Mitchell Grant Mitchell
Thornton Clay 
Charles Starrett Charles Starrett
Fleming Harvey 
Anita Louise Anita Louise
Bessie 
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Also known as:
  • Haute Société