A Bill of Divorcement (1932) | George Cukor | Full movie

A Bill of Divorcement (1932)

A man, Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in a mental asylum. However, he finds things are not the way they were when he left.
Director: George Cukor
Writers:
Howard Estabrook (screen play), Harry Wagstaff Gribble (screen play), Clemence Dane (from the play by)
Stars: John Barrymore, Katharine Hepburn, Billie Burke

Trivia
David O. Selznick and George Cukor disagreed about casting Katharine Hepburn. Cukor had seen Hepburn's screen test and was impressed by the 24-year-old, but Selznick did not like the way she looked and was afraid she would not be well received by audiences. Cukor cast her anyway (beginning what would be a lifelong professional and personal relationship between the two)

Goofs
'Katharine Hepburn' is misspelled in the credits as 'Katherine Hepburn'.

Quotes
Hilary Fairfield: Do you know what the dead do in Heaven? They sit on their golden chairs and sicken for home.

Crazy credits
Sydney Fairfield is the name of Katharine Hepburn's character in the film, but ner name is spelled Sidney in the credits.

Connections
Featured in David O. Selznick: 'Your New Producer' (1935)

Soundtracks
Silent Night, Holy Night (1818)
(uncredited)
Music by Franz Xaver Gruber
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr
English lyrics anonymous
Sung by carollers on Christmas Eve