The Marriage Playground (1929) Fredric March Mary Brian Kay Francis Lilyan Tashman Pre-Code Drama

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The Marriage Playground is a 1929 American pre-Code drama film directed by Lothar Mendes, and written by Doris Anderson, J. Walter Ruben, and Edith Wharton. The film stars Mary Brian, Fredric March, Lilyan Tashman, Huntley Gordon, Kay Francis, William Austin, and Seena Owen. The film was released on December 21, 1929, by Paramount Pictures.
A husband and wife have several children from their previous marriages and now they want to get divorced. The kids don't want to be separated and the oldest daughter and her boyfriend try to keep them together.
(Wikipedia and Imdb)

[@user-wc7mo9uo9o]

I love to observe the fashion of 1920s in the movies. 1929 was the last year of flapper jazz era. Year that changed lives of millions.

[@cocoaorange1]

I once thought the Depression only affected the USA foolishly, because it is the main focal point when talked about, but naturally, it affected the globe. I enjoy Pre Codes from the 20's as well.

[@sandy3482]

What a great cast, Anita Louise was 14 but looked 10 or 11, a real rare gem, Lu Lu has done it again!

[@carmelbrain7399]

thanks for posting

[@ikutu7771958]

That candy cane the little girl had took me way back to my childhood. :) Those peppermints were a foot long and a inch wide, took weeks to eat it! aahhh! those were good days back then.:)

[@cocoaorange1]

They are still around.

[@ruthpaige6689]

Really good movie dealing with a mature subject. Well acted by a stellar cast. Thanks for posting.

[@PARIS-FRANCE]

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[@nedludd7622]

Vous vouliez dire Fredric?

[@PARIS-FRANCE]

@@nedludd7622 OH J'M'SUIS PLANTÉE DANS L'ORTHOGRAPHE DONC !.. 😇

[@grimtt]

Lots of fun, once I got the characters straight: Cliff and Joyce (blonde woman) Wheater were once married, had Judy, Terry, and Blanca, then they divorced and Cliff married Zinnia (Kay Francis) and had Zinnie; Joyce married the Italian guy and they had the twins Bun and Beechy. Then everyone divorced so Cliff and Joyce got remarried and had the baby Cliff. Soon after is when the story begins with a young man, Martin (Frederic March) returning from abroad only to be sat upon by a crazy bunch of kids, with whom he gets entangled and enmeshed in their affairs. Zinnia with her latest husband “Wrennie” in tow swoops in to steal her daughter off, and Count Mazzurati comes calling hoping to make money by trafficking the twins in show businesses, while Joyce and Cliff are separately having affairs with ppl who are barely seen, and a Mrs Rose Stellars turns Martin’s head and is trying to lead him on a merry dance away from the eldest Wheater, Judy.

[@fannylablanche9952]

bravo pour le synopsis !!! je n'avais pas tout compris ! :)

[@amgrumm]

“You just try to flirt with someone else, it’s the quickest way to find out if a woman loves you.”

[@RetiredSchoolCook]

🥰Thank you 🥰👍Good old movie 👍🎥🎞🎬

[@rubberdc]

Mary Brian has a similar voice to Jean Arthur in this film.

[@keithharvey7230]

Jean Parker is also very similar.

[@eleanorrigbyre]

Can you post the movie The Wild Party(1929) please?

[@dariowiter3078]

Frederic March, William Austin, and Mitzi Green...three performers who acted with Clara Bow. 😁

[@keithharvey7230]

It's Fredric.

[@dariowiter3078]

@@keithharvey7230 Yes, that's correct, thank you.

[@jimmymileski9716]

5:54 "... you're just the type most any woman would like to have an affair with." 22:40 young woman enters room holding a letter. Old lady playing cards at the table asks "who died? I hope it's someone I didn't like.,"

[@thatgirlshae6913]

Crazy to think that even these little kids are now 100+ years old. Even that little baby is about 95 or 96 now 😳

[@cocoaorange1]

I was thinking the same thing, I assume most have passed away at this point, but I hope they had productive lives. Maybe the baby actor is still living.

[@amgrumm]

58:40 what’s up with Martin’s pants?

[@keithharvey7230]

21 mins already im confused.Where are these kids parents?

[@keithharvey7230]

5.48 Is that door big enough?