The Wiser Sex (1932)
1h 16m
Running Time
March 14, 1932Release Date
The Wiser Sex (1932)
1h 16m
Running Time
March 14, 1932Release Date
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Plot.
A young woman goes undercover to gather evidence to free her boyfriend, an attorney who has been framed for a murder he didn't commit.
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Cast & Crew.
Claudette Colbert
Margaret Hughes
Melvyn Douglas
David Rolfe
Lilyan Tashman
Claire Foster
Ross Alexander
Jimmy O'Neill
William 'Stage' Boyd
Harry Evans
Franchot Tone
Phil Long
Berthold Viertel
Director
Berthold Viertel
Director
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The Wiser Sex is a 1932 American pre-Code crime drama film directed by Berthold Viertel and Victor Viertel and starring Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas, Lilyan Tashman, William "Stage" Boyd and Ross Alexander. Made by Paramount Pictures, its working title was The Weaker Sex.
Clyde Fitch's play was first filmed by Famous Players' in 1916 as The Woman in the Case, directed by Hugh Ford and starring Pauline Frederick. Famous Players–Lasky's 1922 production, The Law and the Woman, directed by Penrhyn Stanlaws and starring Betty Compson, was also based on Fitch's play.
It is the film debut of Franchot Tone and the final film of stage veteran Effie Shannon.