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      Indiscreet

      1931 1h 21m Romance Comedy List
      Reviews 24% Audience Score 50+ Ratings A fashion designer nearly ruins her own romance when she tries to break up her sister's affair with her former lover. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 05 Buy Now

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      Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Leo McCarey blows out the cobwebs with a steady flow of comic interaction Feb 13, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Indiscreet is a lighthearted romantic comedy. Jim has been cheating on Gerry, so she breaks up with him. Some time later, Gerry has met and fallen in love with Tony. Meanwhile, Gerry's sister has been going to school in Europe. She comes back and announces her engagement to Jim, who was also in Europe. Now Gerry has to find a way to break them up. It's a good movie. It really showcases Gloria Swanson's talent for acting, singing, comedy, and drama. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review kevin w This lightweight morality tale has Ms.Swanson pay the price for sex w/o marriage in that the swine hesitates when asked about marriage and, after being kicked to the curb, then seeks revenge by pursuing her younger - and dumber - sister. It was a popular and successful rom-com in its time, some of the writing bright and quick, but now mainly comes across as stale and starchy, the type of film that chases new audiences from older films. Only Swanson and, surprisingly Arthur Lake, escape condemnation to the ashbin of history. The dinner scene wherein Swanson plays crazy is perhaps the only notable standout. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member it slightly feels like pride and prejudice :) Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member good pre code comedy Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member On New Year's Eve, Geraldine (Gloria Swanson) decides it's best to break off her engagement with her boyfriend Jim Woodward (Monroe Owsley) because she has grown tired of his dishonesty and just want's something better. Soon after she meets Tony Blake (Ben Lyon) a novelist who treats her far better and they begin to fall in love with each other. All is well until Geraldine's sister Joan (Barbara Kent) returns home introducing her new boyfriend, which happens to be Jim. Indiscreet is an early "talkie" by Leo McCarey exploring the relationships people have with each other and how they can be fragile and begin and end with chance. This is personified in a wonderful scene in the film between Geraldine and Tony where they discuss how this notion of their only being one person in the world for everyone as essentially bullshit. Tony understands that there is an element of chance with any relationship and he wants to make the most of his with Geraldine, regardless of her recent relationship with Jim. Leo McCarthy infuses this film with a nice balance of comedy and drama to creating a nice little film essentially about companionship. Gloria Swanson is charming and has a few great scenes of physical humor, reminding me of Chaplin at points, particularly in a scene where she is trying to get past the ticket taker on a boat. She tries various comedic ways to no avail and it's a fun memorable sequence. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The title alone lets you know it had to be made in the 20th century. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A fashion designer nearly ruins her own romance when she tries to break up her sister's affair with her former lover.
      Director
      Leo McCarey
      Production Co
      Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Feature Productions
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 5, 2011
      Runtime
      1h 21m
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