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UNITED STATES · 1931

Strictly Dishonorable (John M. Stahl, ) based on Sturges’ play

Preston Sturges
romantic comedy pre-Code cinema Broadway adaptation class conflict courtship and marriage
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Synopsis

Strictly Dishonorable is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and starring Paul Lukas, Sidney Fox, Lewis Stone, George Meeker, and Sidney Toler. It was written by Gladys Lehman and based on Preston Sturges' 1929 hit Broadway play of the same name. Strictly Dishonorable was Sturges' second play on Broadway, and his first to be filmed. As a film made before the adv

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