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Design for Living

Design for Living

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Design for Living

"Three hearts that beat as one."

1933

1h 31m

7.1(216 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Independent Gilda is resigned fo a life of married tedium when Tom and George, having gotten past their jealousy, come to America and whisk Gilda away to live an exciting polyamorous life in Paris.

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Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Fredric March

Fredric March

Tom Chambers

Miriam Hopkins

Miriam Hopkins

Gilda Farrell

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper

George Curtis

Edward Everett Horton

Edward Everett Horton

Max Plunkett

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Mr. Douglas

Isabel Jewell

Isabel Jewell

Plunkett's Stenographer

Jane Darwell

Jane Darwell

Curtis' Housekeeper

Wyndham Standing

Wyndham Standing

Max's Butler

Cosmo Kyrle Bellew

Man (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore

Lionel Belmore

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Written by: Ben Hecht
Produced by: Ernst Lubitsch

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