| Expensive Women | |
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| Directed by | Hobart Henley |
| Written by | Adaptation:Harry F. Thew, Raymond Griffith Dialogue:Arthur Caesar (uncredited)[1] |
| Based on | Passionate Sonata (1931 novel) by Wilson Collison |
| Starring | Dolores Costello |
| Cinematography | William Rees |
| Edited by | Desmond O'Brien |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Expensive Women is a 1931 American pre-Code film drama. It was produced by First National Pictures and distributed through their parent company Warner Bros. The film was directed by silent film veteran Hobart Henley and stars Dolores Costello. It was Costello's final film as a leading lady and star for Warners, which she had been since 1925. She retired to be the wife of John Barrymore and to raise their family. Costello would return to films five years later after a long hiatus and the end of her marriage to Barrymore, but never regained the luster she enjoyed as a Warners star.[1][2]
A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.[3]
- ^ a b c Expensive Women at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films 1893-1993
- ^ American Film Institute (1993) The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.52 c.1978 by The American Film Institute