Splendor
Brief Synopsis
A man disappoints his destitute family by marrying a poor girl.
Cast & Crew
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Elliott Nugent
Director
Miriam Hopkins
Phyllis Lorrimore
Joel Mccrea
Brighton Lorrimore
Paul Cavanaugh
Martin Deering
Helen Westley
Mrs. Emmeline Lorrimore
Billie Burke
Clarissa
Film Details
Genre
Romance
Drama
Release Date
Nov
23,
1935
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Howard Productions, Inc.
Distribution Company
United Artists Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 15m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
8 reels
Synopsis
The once wealthy Lorrimore family of New York tries to maintain their dignity, even though they are riddled with debts. The family's hopes lay in elder son Brighton, but when he returns after a year in the South, he shocks his mother, sister Martha, and ne'er-do-well brother Clancey by revealing that he is married to a poor young woman named Phyllis. Although Mrs. Lorrimore feigns some regard for her, Phyllis soon realizes that she is not accepted, and wealthy sausage heiress Edith Gilbert, who had been the family's choice for Brighton, is the only person who is genuinely fond of her. Their disappointment in Phyllis changes, however, when their wealthy cousin Martin Deering takes an interest in her. Phyllis wants to leave with Brighton so that he can start the writing career he has wanted, but she soon realizes that money is too important for him and the family and begins seeing the charming Martin to further Brighton's career. Soon gossips are talking about the relationship and Martha wants her mother to put a stop to it. Instead, however, she encourages Phyllis and when Brighton is away on an important business trip to Mexico, she and Martin become lovers. The family soon hears more gossip and warns her to be discreet and not tell Brighton, but her conscience will not let her. The couple quarrel after he returns from Mexico during which she reveals the truth and leaves him. She starts working as a salesgirl in an exclusive dress shop and, although Martin wants to marry her, she refuses. She advises Edith to marry Brighton, but one evening he meets her at the store and asks her to come back. They then decide to start life over and live on money that they earn by hard work.
Director
Elliott Nugent
Director
Cast
Miriam Hopkins
Phyllis Lorrimore
Joel Mccrea
Brighton Lorrimore
Paul Cavanaugh
Martin Deering
Helen Westley
Mrs. Emmeline Lorrimore
Billie Burke
Clarissa
David Niven
Clancey Lorrimore
Katherine Alexander
Martha Lorrimore
Ruth Weston
Edith Gilbert
Arthur Treacher
Major Ballinger
Torben Meyer
Baron von Hoffstatter
Ivan Simpson
Fletcher
Reginald Sheffield
Billy Grimes z 1
William R. Arnold
Jake
Maidel Turner
Mrs. Hicks
Clarence H. Wilson
Process server
Frederick Lee
Track attendant
Violet Axelle
Brighton maid
Nina Penn
Woman opera attendant
Eddie Craven
Elevator man
Lois January
Lena Limering
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew
Guest at dinner
Connie Howard
Guest at dinner
Bill Cartledge
Jockey at paddock
John Van Eyck
Photographer in box
Frank H. Hammond
Old man in wheel chair
George Bruggeman
Wheel chair pusher
William O'brien
Usher in theater
Henry Hall
Old man in box
Dick Allen
Doorman in apartment
Bob Heasley
Western Union messenger
Clinton Lyle
Chauffeur
Betty Blair
Fitter
Phyllis Crane
First girl
Jeanie Roberts
Gertie
Mildred Booth
Second woman
Georgette Rhodes
French girl
Crew
Film Details
Genre
Romance
Drama
Release Date
Nov
23,
1935
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Howard Productions, Inc.
Distribution Company
United Artists Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 15m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Film Length
8 reels
Articles
Splendor
A man disappoints his destitute family by marrying a poor girl.
Splendor
A man disappoints his destitute family by marrying a poor girl.
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In the onscreen credits, actor Torben Meyer's surname is misspelled "Myer." According to the New York Times review, Rachel Crothers had intended to turn her story into a play many years before, but decided that the subject matter was too bleak. The review also notes that Splendor marked Ruth Weston's screen debut. A Hollywood Reporter news item noted that portions of the film were shot on location at Lake Arrowhead, CA.
