The Surprises of Divorce | |
Director: | Jean Kemm |
Producer: | Alex Nalpas |
Based On: | The Surprises of Divorce by Alexandre Bisson and Antony Mars |
Starring: | Léon Belières Nadine Picard Charles Lamy |
Music: | Géo Sundy |
Studio: | Les Films Alex Nalpas |
Distributor: | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
Runtime: | 87 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
The Surprises of Divorce (French: Les Surprises du divorce) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Léon Belières, Nadine Picard and Charles Lamy.[1] [2] It was based on the 1888 play of the same title by Alexandre Bisson and Antony Mars, which had previously been adapted into a 1912 silent film. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.
A husband, annoyed by his mother-in-law, divorces his first wife. He remarries but on returning from his honeymoon he discovers that his new father-in-law has married his own ex-wife.