The Devil's Holiday Explained

The Devil's Holiday
Director:	Edmund Goulding
Starring:	Nancy Carroll
Music:	Edmund Goulding Leo Robin Howard Jackson (uncredited) John Leipold (uncredited)
Cinematography:	Harry Fischbeck Enzo Riccioni
Editing:	George Nichols Jr.
Distributor:	Paramount Pictures
Runtime:	80 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Devil's Holiday is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, ZaSu Pitts, James Kirkwood, Sr., Hobart Bosworth, and Ned Sparks. The movie was adapted by Edmund Goulding from his story, directed by Goulding, and released by Paramount Pictures.^[1] The film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress (Nancy Carroll).^[2]

Plot

A golddigger marries a young man for his money, but finds that she really loves him and wants to keep him despite his family's disapproval.

Cast

• Nancy Carroll - Hallie Hobart
• Phillips Holmes - David Stone
• James Kirkwood - Mark Stone
• Hobart Bosworth - Ezra Stone
• Ned Sparks - Charlie Thorne
• Morgan Farley - Monkey McConnell
• Jed Prouty - Kent Carr
• Paul Lukas - Dr. Reynolds
• ZaSu Pitts - Ethel
• Morton Downey - Freddie, the tenor
• Guy Oliver - Hammond
• Wade Boteler - House Detective
• Laura La Varnie - Madame Bernstein (*billed Laura Le Vernie)

External links

• The Devil's Holiday at IMDB

Notes and References

1. http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3746 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Devil's Holiday
2. Web site: The 3rd Academy Awards (1930) Nominees and Winners . May 21, 2019 . Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113041225/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1931 . November 13, 2014 .