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{{short description|1931 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Friends and Lovers
| name = Friends and Lovers
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| producer = [[William LeBaron]]
| producer = [[William LeBaron]]
| writer = [[Wallace Smith (screenwriter)|Wallace Smith]] (adaptation)<br>[[Jane Murfin]]
| writer = [[Wallace Smith (screenwriter)|Wallace Smith]] (adaptation)<br>[[Jane Murfin]]
| based on = {{based on|novel ''Le sphinx a parlé''|[[Maurice Dekobra]]}}
| based_on = {{based on|''Le sphinx a parlé''<br>1930 novel|[[Maurice Dekobra]]}}
| starring = [[Lili Damita]]<br>[[Adolphe Menjou]]<br>[[Laurence Olivier]]<br>[[Eric von Stroheim]]
| starring = [[Lili Damita]]<br>[[Adolphe Menjou]]<br>[[Laurence Olivier]]<br>[[Erich von Stroheim]]
| music = [[Victor Schertzinger]]<br>[[Max Steiner]]
| music = [[Victor Schertzinger]]<br>[[Max Steiner]]
| cinematography = [[J. Roy Hunt]]
| cinematography = [[J. Roy Hunt]]
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| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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}}'''''Friends and Lovers''''' ([[1931 in film|1931]]) is an American [[drama film]] released by [[RKO Radio Pictures]], directed by [[Victor Schertzinger]], and starring [[Adolphe Menjou]], [[Lili Damita]], [[Laurence Olivier]], [[Erich von Stroheim]], and [[Hugh Herbert]].<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021889/ Friends and Lovers (1931) - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/34012 BFI | Film & TV Database | FRIENDS AND LOVERS (1931)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''''Friends and Lovers''''' is a 1931 American [[Pre-Code Hollywood|pre-Code]] [[drama film]] released by [[RKO Radio Pictures]], directed by [[Victor Schertzinger]], and starring [[Adolphe Menjou]], [[Lili Damita]], [[Laurence Olivier]], [[Erich von Stroheim]], and [[Hugh Herbert]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021889/ Friends and Lovers (1931) - IMDb<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090205061027/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/34012 BFI | Film & TV Database | FRIENDS AND LOVERS (1931)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


The film recorded a loss of $260,000.<ref name="rkod">Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p41</ref>
The film recorded a loss of $260,000.<ref name="rkod">Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p41</ref>

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==Cast==
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*[[Adolphe Menjou]] as Captain Geoffrey Roberts
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*[[Lili Damita]] as Alva Sangrito
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*[[Laurence Olivier]] as Lieutenant Ned Nichols
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*[[Erich Von Stroheim]] as Colonel Victor Sangrito
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*[[Hugh Herbert]] as McNellis
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*[[Frederick Kerr]] as General Thomas Armstrong
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*[[Blanche Friderici]] as Lady Alice
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*Vadim Uraneff as Ivanoff
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*[[Jean Del Val]] as Marquis Henri De Pezanne


==Plot==
==Plot==
British Army captain Geoff Roberts (Menjou) carries on an affair with Alva (Damita), the wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito (von Stroheim). Sangrito, however, is well aware of the affair, as he uses his beautiful wife to lure men into romance with her, then blackmailing them to save their careers.
British Army captain Geoff Roberts ([[Adolphe Menjou]]) carries on an affair with Alva ([[Lili Damita]]), the beautiful wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito ([[Erich von Stroheim]]). Sangrito, however, is well aware of the affair: his wife seduces men with his approval, in order that he can blackmail them.


When Roberts falls into Sangrito's trap, he pays the blackmail and leaves for India, hoping to forget Alva, whom he loved but now believes betrayed him. After some time in India, he is joined by his young friend and bosom companion Lt. Ned Nichols (Olivier). Nichols, too, is in love with a woman back in England -- the same woman.
When Roberts falls into Sangrito's trap, he pays the blackmail and leaves for India, hoping to forget Alva, whom he loved but now believes betrayed him. After some time in India, he is joined by his young friend and bosom companion Lt. Ned Nichols ([[Laurence Olivier]]). Nichols, too, is in love with a woman back in England—the same woman.


Although the two friends nearly come to blows over Alva, they eventually realize that she has been false to them both and that their friendship far outweighs their feelings for a mendacious woman. However, when the two are invalided home, they encounter Alva again, and learn that she may not have betrayed them after all.
Although the two friends nearly come to blows over Alva, they eventually realize that she has been false to them both and that their friendship far outweighs their feelings for a mendacious woman. However, when the two are invalided home, they encounter Alva again, and learn that she may not have betrayed them after all.

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==Cast==
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* [[Adolphe Menjou]] as Captain Geoffrey Roberts
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* [[Lili Damita]] as Alva Sangrito
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* [[Laurence Olivier]] as Lieutenant Ned Nichols
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* [[Erich von Stroheim]] as Colonel Victor Sangrito
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* [[Hugh Herbert]] as McNellis
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* [[Frederick Kerr]] as General Thomas Armstrong
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* [[Blanche Friderici]] as Lady Alice
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* [[Jean Del Val]] as Marquis Henri De Pezanne
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* [[Vadim Uraneff]] as Ivanoff


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|0021889}}
* {{IMDb title|0021889}}
* {{amg movie|80093}}
* {{tcmdb title|id=75702}}
* {{AFI film|id=4618|title=Friends and Lovers}}

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[[Category:Films based on French novels]]
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Revision as of 12:03, 11 April 2024

Friends and Lovers
Theatrical poster for the film
Directed byVictor Schertzinger
Written byWallace Smith (adaptation)
Jane Murfin
Based onLe sphinx a parlé
1930 novel
by Maurice Dekobra
Produced byWilliam LeBaron
StarringLili Damita
Adolphe Menjou
Laurence Olivier
Erich von Stroheim
CinematographyJ. Roy Hunt
Edited byWilliam Hamilton
Music byVictor Schertzinger
Max Steiner
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • October 3, 1931 (1931-10-03)
Running time
68 minutes
LandVereinigte Staaten
SpracheEnglisch

Friends and Lovers is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film released by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by Victor Schertzinger, and starring Adolphe Menjou, Lili Damita, Laurence Olivier, Erich von Stroheim, and Hugh Herbert.[1][2]

The film recorded a loss of $260,000.[3]

Plot

British Army captain Geoff Roberts (Adolphe Menjou) carries on an affair with Alva (Lili Damita), the beautiful wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito (Erich von Stroheim). Sangrito, however, is well aware of the affair: his wife seduces men with his approval, in order that he can blackmail them.

When Roberts falls into Sangrito's trap, he pays the blackmail and leaves for India, hoping to forget Alva, whom he loved but now believes betrayed him. After some time in India, he is joined by his young friend and bosom companion Lt. Ned Nichols (Laurence Olivier). Nichols, too, is in love with a woman back in England—the same woman.

Although the two friends nearly come to blows over Alva, they eventually realize that she has been false to them both and that their friendship far outweighs their feelings for a mendacious woman. However, when the two are invalided home, they encounter Alva again, and learn that she may not have betrayed them after all.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Friends and Lovers (1931) - IMDb
  2. ^ BFI | Film & TV Database | FRIENDS AND LOVERS (1931)
  3. ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p41
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