
The Divorcee(1930)
When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.


“She sought the sweet fruits of living, snatching at each bit of happiness....what if the world did call her bad.”
A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome engineer.

Greta Garbo
Helga, aka Susan Lenox

Clark Gable
Rodney Spencer

Jean Hersholt
Karl Ohlin

John Miljan
Wayne Burlingham

Alan Hale
Jeb Mondstrum

Hale Hamilton
Mike Kelly

Hilda Vaughn
Astrid Ohlin

Russell Simpson
Doctor

Cecil Cunningham
Madame Panoramia aka Pansy

Ian Keith
Robert Lane
Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) is a drama, romance film released in 1931 exploring themes of love at first sight, arranged marriage, carnival, politician, mistress, pre-code. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, it stars Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jean Hersholt. A young woman runs away from an abusive home and pre-arranged marriage only to be frustrated in her attempts to find happiness with a handsome engineer.
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