Let Us Be Gay
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Let Us Be Gay

A new angle on marriage and divorce! How to win back a wandering husband!-The year's finest talkie!

4.1 / 10 1930 1h 19mNR English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

A housewife divorces her self-centered husband. Years later, she attends a party where her ex is pursuing another woman. Unbeknownst to him, she is the same ex-wife he'd neglected, now transformed into a fashionable socialite.

Cast & Crew

Norma Shearer

Norma Shearer

Kitty Brown

Lead
Rod La Rocque

Rod La Rocque

Bob Brown

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

Mrs. Bouccicault

Gilbert Emery

Gilbert Emery

Townley

Hedda Hopper

Hedda Hopper

Madge Livingston

Raymond Hackett

Raymond Hackett

Bruce

Sally Eilers

Sally Eilers

Diane

Tyrell Davis

Tyrell Davis

Wallace

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Z. Leonard's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Let Us Be Gay is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker