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The Divorce of Lady X is a British film of genre Drama directed by Tim Whelan released in USA on 15 january 1938 with Laurence Olivier
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
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Add to a movie listThe Divorce of Lady X is a 1938 British colour romantic comedy film made by London Films; it stars Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Binnie Barnes. It was directed by Tim Whelan and produced by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by Ian Dalrymple and Arthur Wimperis, adapted by Lajos Bíró from the play Counsel's Opinion by Gilbert Wakefield. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa and Lionel Salter and the cinematography by Harry Stradling.
The film was made in Technicolor and is a remake of the 1933 film Counsel's Opinion, also made by London Films and in which Binnie Barnes appeared in the role played by Merle Oberon.
Synopsis
Leslie Steele (Merle Oberon), a guest at a costume party, is forced to stay overnight in a hotel because of a particularly bad London fog. As there are no rooms available, Steele talks her way into sharing a suite with Everard Logan (Laurence Olivier), a handsome but somewhat stiff lawyer. They spend the night together, quite chastely, but Logan becomes convinced that Leslie must be married. His conviction is confirmed when an old school friend, Lord Mere (Ralph Richardson), arrives and asks Everard to represent him in a divorce case against his wife, Lady Claire (Binnie Barnes).Actors
Laurence Olivier
(Everard Logan)
Merle Oberon
(Leslie Steele / Lady Claire Mere)
Binnie Barnes
(Lady Claire Mere)
Ralph Richardson
(Lord Mere)
Morton Selten
(Lord Steele)
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