Friends and Lovers (1931 film)

Friends and Lovers
Theatrical poster for the film
Directed byVictor Schertzinger
Written byWallace Smith (adaptation)
Jane Murfin
Based onLe sphinx a parlé
1930 novel
by Maurice Dekobra
Produced byWilliam LeBaron
StarringLili Damita
Adolphe Menjou
Laurence Olivier
Erich von Stroheim
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byWilliam Hamilton
Music byVictor Schertzinger
Max Steiner
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • October 3, 1931 (1931-10-03)
Running time
68 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Friends and Lovers is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film released by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Victor Schertzinger, and starring Adolphe Menjou, Lili Damita, Laurence Olivier, Erich von Stroheim, and Hugh Herbert.[1][2]

The film recorded a loss of $260,000.[3]

  1. ^ Friends and Lovers (1931) - IMDb
  2. ^ BFI | Film & TV Database | FRIENDS AND LOVERS (1931)
  3. ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p41