A Bill of Divorcement (1932 film)
A Bill of Divorcement is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Cukor and starring John Barrymore and Katharine Hepburn in her film debut. It is based on the 1921 British play of the same name, written by Clemence Dane as a reaction to a law passed in Britain in the early 1920s that allowed insanity as grounds for a woman to divorce her husband. It was the second screen adaptation of the play; the first was a 1922 British silent film also titled A Bill of Divorcement. The film was made again in 1940 by RKO Pictures.
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| Directed by | George Cukor |
| Written by | Howard Estabrook Harry Wagstaff Gribble |
| Based on | A Bill of Divorcement by Clemence Dane |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Starring | John Barrymore Billie Burke Katharine Hepburn David Manners |
| Cinematography | Sidney Hickox |
| Edited by | Arthur Roberts |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000 |
| Box office | $531,000 |
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