A Bill of Divorcement [1932 film] (1932)

by George Cukor, Howard Estabrook (Screenwriter), Harry Wagstaff Gribble (Screenwriter)

Other authors: John Barrymore, Billie Burke, Clemence Dane (Original play), Katharine Hepburn, David J. Manners (Actor)

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Hillary Fairfield (Barrymore), who was shell-shocked during World War I, escapes from a mental asylum on the very day that his ex-wife is to remarry. When he returns home, he is jolted by a meeting with his daughter Sydney (Hepburn), who comes to realize she may have inherited the streak of insanity from her father.… (more)

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
George Cukor	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Estabrook, Howard	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Gribble, Harry Wagstaff	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Barrymore, John	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Burke, Billie	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Dane, Clemence	Original play	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hepburn, Katharine	—	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Manners, David J.	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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National Board of Review Award (Top Ten Films – 1932)

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A Bill of Divorcement [1932 film]

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1932

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Based on the play by Clemence Dane

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791.4372

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Hillary Fairfield (Barrymore), who was shell-shocked during World War I, escapes from a mental asylum on the very day that his ex-wife is to remarry. When he returns home, he is jolted by a meeting with his daughter Sydney (Hepburn), who comes to realize she may have inherited the streak of insanity from her father.

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A man, Hilary Fairfield returns home after fifteen years in a mental asylum. However, he finds things are not the way they were when he left. -IMDB

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