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The Toy Wife

1938 1h 35m Drama List
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Gilberte "Frou Frou" Brigard (Luise Rainer) is a flirtatious 16-year-old girl with formidable charm and beauty that fascinate most men. Although she has her pick of potential husbands, Frou Frou chooses George Sartoris (Melvyn Douglas), the fiancé of her sister Louise (Barbara O'Neil). Frou Frou and George soon marry, but the life of a wife and mother does not suit the immature Frou Frou. Before long, Louise is brought in to run the house, and Frou Frou is beginning an affair. Read More Read Less
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Synopsis Gilberte "Frou Frou" Brigard (Luise Rainer) is a flirtatious 16-year-old girl with formidable charm and beauty that fascinate most men. Although she has her pick of potential husbands, Frou Frou chooses George Sartoris (Melvyn Douglas), the fiancé of her sister Louise (Barbara O'Neil). Frou Frou and George soon marry, but the life of a wife and mother does not suit the immature Frou Frou. Before long, Louise is brought in to run the house, and Frou Frou is beginning an affair.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Producer
Merian C. Cooper
Screenwriter
Zoe Akins
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 35m