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Design for Living

Design for Living

Three hearts that beat as one.

19337.11h 31m

Overview

An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch
Written by Ben Hecht, Noël Coward
Produced by Ernst Lubitsch
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Top Cast

Fredric March

Fredric March

Tom Chambers

Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

Gilda Farrell

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

George Curtis

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Max Plunkett

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Mr. Douglas

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Plunkett's Stenographer

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Curtis' Housekeeper

Wyndham Standing

Wyndham Standing

Max's Butler

C

Cosmo Kyrle Bellew

Man (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore

Lionel Belmore

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

paris, francelove triangleamericanpolyamorypre-codewonder

About Design for Living

Design for Living is a comedy, romance film released in 1933 exploring themes of paris, france, love triangle, american, polyamory, pre-code, wonder. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, it stars Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, Gary Cooper. An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves.

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