| The Wiser Sex | |
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| Directed by | Berthold Viertel Fred Zinnemann (assistant) |
| Written by | Caroline Francke Harry Hervey Clyde Fitch (play) |
| Starring | Claudette Colbert Melvyn Douglas Lilyan Tashman Franchot Tone William Boyd |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Music by | Johnny Green |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Wiser Sex is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Berthold Viertel and Victor Viertel and starring Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Lilyan Tashman, William "Stage" Boyd and Ross Alexander. Made by Paramount Pictures, its working title was The Weaker Sex.
Clyde Fitch's play was first filmed by Famous Players' in 1916 as The Woman in the Case, directed by Hugh Ford and starring Pauline Frederick. Famous Players–Lasky's 1922 production, The Law and the Woman, directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starring Betty Compson, was also based on Fitch's play.
It is the film debut of Franchot Tone and the final film of stage veteran Effie Shannon.