Man of the World (film)

Man of the World
Wynne Gibson and Powell featured on lobby card
Directed byRichard Wallace
Written byHerman J. Mankiewicz
StarringWilliam Powell
Carole Lombard
Wynne Gibson
CinematographyVictor Milner
Music byHerman Hand
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • March 28, 1931 (1931-03-28)
Running time
72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Man of the World is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic drama directed by Richard Wallace and starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, and Wynne Gibson.

The story is about a young American girl who visits Paris accompanied by her fiancé and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she does not know is that he is a blackmailer who is using her to get to her uncle.