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The Marriage Playground
The Marriage Playground

The Marriage Playground

Palm Beach love. The wedding march. The divorce judge's gavel. Who pays the piper?

Genres

ComedyRomanceDrama

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A delightful pre-code cocktail recipe. Take three couples (add gin and tonic), their several divorces and the seven children/stepchildren of their intermarriages and blend thoroughly, and you have a mixture a too-young-to-believe Frederic March will try to straighten out.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

5.8/10

Release Date

12 December 1929

Country

United States of America

Cast

Mary Brian

Mary Brian

Judith Wheater

Fredric March

Fredric March

Martin Boyne

Lilyan Tashman

Lilyan Tashman

Joyce Wheater

Huntley Gordon

Huntley Gordon

Cliff Wheater

Kay Francis

Kay Francis

Lady Wrench

William Austin

William Austin

Lord Wrench

Seena Owen

Seena Owen

Rose Sellers

Philippe De Lacy

Philippe De Lacy

Terry Wheater

Anita Louise

Anita Louise

Blanca Wheater

Mitzi Green

Mitzi Green

Zinnie Wheater

Billy Seay

Billy Seay

Bun Wheater

Ruby Parsley

Ruby Parsley

Beatrice Wheater

Donald Smith

Donald Smith

Chip Wheater

Jocelyn Lee

Jocelyn Lee

Sybil

Maude Turner Gordon

Maude Turner Gordon

Aunt Julia Langley

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