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“The Divorcee” (1930) is seen as one of the most important films of the Pre-Code era and it still surprises with the force and courage with which Norma Shearer’s character acts in it. The story of a strong, risqué woman who rebels against the patriarchal ideal of a virtuous wife while the husband is free to have affairs without tarnishing his reputation and hence confronting the hypocrisy of the double standard promoted feminism long before the term was used and made Norma Shearer (along with her other pre-code movies) almost a feminist pioneer. Based on the novel “Ex-Wife” by Ursula Parrott, it was highly controversial back in the day and ended up getting Norma Shearer her Best Actress Oscar for it. The film had a total of four Academy Award nominations including Best Film

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Norma Shearer, photographed by George Hurrell, 1930.
Norma Shearer, photographed by George Hurrell, 1930.

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Norma Shearer, Lady of the Night | 1925
Norma Shearer, Lady of the Night | 1925

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tracylord: Norma Shearer at the 3rd Annual Academy Awards in 1930 holding her Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for “The Divorcee”

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Norma Shearer at the 3rd Annual Academy Awards in 1930 holding her Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for “The Divorcee”

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List of flawless films → The Divorcee (1930)

Ivan: Tell me the truth.
Jerry Bernard Martin: The truth? [laughs] The last thing any man wants to hear from any woman!

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tracylord: At the end of shooting The Women, Norma a great party on set, with an orchestra for dancing. One of the guests was Ernst Lubitsch. He told Rosalind Russell “mischievously” that if she wanted all her close-ups in the movie, she better dance with Norma. Rosalind went to Norma and told her what Lubitsch had said. Norma “who gave one of her most brilliant smiles and  held our her arm. Cheek to cheek they whirled past Lubitsch.

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At the end of shooting The Women, Norma a great party on set, with an orchestra for dancing. One of the guests was Ernst Lubitsch. He told Rosalind Russell “mischievously” that if she wanted all her close-ups in the movie, she better dance with Norma. Rosalind went to Norma and told her what Lubitsch had said. Norma “who gave one of her most brilliant smiles and  held our her arm. Cheek to cheek they whirled past Lubitsch.