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RomanceComedyDrama

Perfect Understanding

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A young couple decide to marry under the condition that they agree never to disagree. That agreement is soon put to the test when the husband finds himself attracted to a beautiful young woman.

Release Date : 1933-01-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Gloria Swanson British ProductionsEaling Studios

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gloria Swanson

Character Name : Judy Rogers

Original Name : Gloria Swanson

Gender : Female

Laurence Olivier

Character Name : Nicholas Randall

Original Name : Laurence Olivier

Gender : Male

John Halliday

Character Name : Ivan Ronnson

Original Name : John Halliday

Gender : Male

Nigel Playfair

Character Name : Lord Portleigh

Original Name : Nigel Playfair

Gender : Male

Michael Farmer

Character Name : George Drayton

Original Name : Michael Farmer

Gender : Male

Genevieve Tobin

Character Name : Kitty Drayton

Original Name : Genevieve Tobin

Gender : Female

Nora Swinburne

Character Name : Lady Stephanie Fitzmaurice

Original Name : Nora Swinburne

Gender : Female

O.B. Clarence

Character Name : Dr. Graham

Original Name : O.B. Clarence

Gender : Male

Mary Jerrold

Character Name : Mrs. Graham

Original Name : Mary Jerrold

Gender : Female

Charles Collum

Character Name : Sir John Fitzmaurice

Original Name : Charles Collum

Gender : Male

Peter Gawthorne

Character Name : Butler

Original Name : Peter Gawthorne

Gender : Male

Rosalind Fuller

Character Name : Cook

Original Name : Rosalind Fuller

Gender : Female

Miles Malleson

Character Name : Announcer

Original Name : Miles Malleson

Gender : Male

Ben Webster

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Ben Webster

Gender : Male

Herbert Lomas

Character Name : Bradley, Nick's Counsel

Original Name : Herbert Lomas

Gender : Male

Charles Childerstone

Character Name : Judy's Counsel

Original Name : Charles Childerstone

Gender : Male

Syd Crossley

Character Name : Butler

Original Name : Syd Crossley

Gender : Male

Evalyn Bostock

Character Name : Maid (Uncredited)

Original Name : Evalyn Bostock

Gender : Female

Syd Crossley

Character Name : Butler (Uncredited)

Original Name : Syd Crossley

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

I can't help thinking that Cyril Gardner may have done better with this had it been a silent film. There are some stunning photographic scenes and at times, it verges on the travelogue as Gloria Swanson ("Judy") and a very dashing Laurence Olivier ("Nick") meet, fall in love and engage in an early thirties version of a "open marriage". They travel the length and breadth of Europe before he ends up in Cannes visiting a friend whilst she decants home to prepare their flat in London. In Cannes, "Nick" gets a bit sozzled and hooks up with old flame Nora Swinburne ("Lady Fitzmaurice") after getting injured in a high speed (and quite entertaining) power boat race... Riddled with guilt, he goes home and tells his wife. Ostensibly she forgives him, but does she? Does she, really - or is the green eyed monster about to rear it's ugly head? It's got it's fair share of schemers and plenty of rather childish tit-for-tat antics to keep the plot moving - sometimes quite amusingly, and there is definitely a chemistry between the two stars, but the dialogue just clutters things up and the whole thing is just a bit lightweight. Nothing wrong in that, I suppose, but I really wanted more from this pairing...