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Today's episode is my conversation about the 1930 film The Divorcee. I'm joined by Beth Lisogorsky from the You Need to Watch This! newsletter and we talk about Norma Shearer's Oscar-nominated performance, how different the film might have been had it been released a few years later under the Hayes Production Code guidelines, and the complex set of relationships the film uses to delve into all sorts of love and loyalty.

You can watch The Divorcee online for yourself or pick up a DVD copy, and be sure to check out Beth's newsletter.

Other films mentioned in this episode include:

• King of Jazz directed by John Murray Anderson
• When Harry Met Sally directed by Rob Reiner
• The Philadelphia Story directed by George Cukor
• War of the Roses directed by Danny DeVito
• The Roses directed by Jay Roach
• Their Own Desire directed by E. Mason Hopper
• The Gold Rush directed by Charlie Chaplin
• The Jazz Singer directed by Alan Crosland
• All Quiet on the Western Front directed by Lewis Milestone
• The Big House directed by George Hill

Other referenced topics:

• Ex-Wife (novel) by Ursula Parrott
• Variety review of the film
• Danny Reid writing on pre-code.com
• Jessica Stewart writing on attaboyclarence.com
• Cinerama.com review

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