The Divorce of Lady X

The Divorce of Lady X
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Directed by	Tim Whelan
Written by	Gilbert Wakefield (play) Lajos Biró (adaptation) Ian Dalrymple(scenario)
Produced by	Alexander Korda
Starring	Laurence Olivier Merle Oberon Binnie Barnes Ralph Richardson
Cinematography	Harry Stradling
Music by	Miklós Rózsa Lionel Salter
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	January 15, 1938 (1938-01-15)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Template:Film UK
Language	English

The Divorce of Lady X is a 1938 British romantic comedy film made by London Films and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by Tim Whelan and produced by Alexander Korda from a screenplay by Ian Dalrymple and Arthur Wimperis, adapted by Lajos Biró from the play Counsel's Opinion by Gilbert Wakefield. The music score was by Miklós Rózsa and Lionel Salter and the cinematography by Harry Stradling.

The film stars Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson and Binnie Barnes.

The film was made in Technicolor. It was a remake of the 1933 film, Counsel's Opinion, also made by London Films and in which Binnie Barnes appeared in the role played by Merle Oberon.

Plot

Leslie Steele (Merle Oberon), a guest at a costume party is forced to stay overnight in a hotel because of bad weather. As there are no rooms available, the hotel persuades Everard Logan (Laurence Olivier), a handsome but somewhat stiff lawyer, to share his suite with the lady. They spend the night together, quite chastely, but Logan becomes convinced that Leslie must be married. His conviction is confirmed when an old school friend, Lord Mere (Ralph Richardson) arrives and asks Everard to represent him in a divorce case against his wife, Lady Claire (Binnie Barnes).

External links

• The Divorce of Lady X at IMDb
• The Divorce of Lady X is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive