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Brief Moment is a american film of genre Drama directed by David Burton released in USA on 29 september 1933 with Carole Lombard

Brief Moment (1933)

Brief Moment
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Released in USA 29 september 1933
Length 1h11
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Romance
Rating61% 3.0941653.0941653.0941653.0941653.094165

Brief Moment is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film. It stars Carole Lombard and Gene Raymond, and is based on the play by S. N. Behrman.

Synopsis

Rodney Deane (Gene Raymond) is a rich playboy who falls in love with nightclub worker Abby Fane (Carole Lombard). Abby wants him to get a job, so he begins working for his father (Donald Cook). She later finds out that he is not taking the work seriously and stills spends his days at the racetrack, so she leaves him. Rodney then changes his name and gets a real job. They are reuinted by Abby's boss.

Actors

Carole Lombard

(Abby Fane Deane)Gene Raymond

(Rodney Deane)Donald Cook

(Franklin Deane)Monroe Owsley

(Harold 'Sig' Sigrift)Jameson Thomas

(Count Armand)
And :
Arthur Hohl
Irene Ware
Teresa Maxwell-Conover
Herbert Evans
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