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Without Children
Without Children
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  2. Without Children

Without Children

1935
1h 17m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1935

Runtime

1h 17m

Storyline

Struggling architect David Cole is encouraged by his boss, Phil Graham, to fraternize with high society as a means of drumming up business. This inadvertently leads to him having an affair with a rich older woman. When his wife Sue discovers the infidelity, she divorces him and takes away their two children. It turns out this was Phil's intent all along - so he could marry Sue. With David now living in Europe, the two children grow up spoiled and self-centered under Phil and Sue's neglectful care. When one of them is shot while roughhousing, David realizes he must own up to his responsibilities as a father...but it may be too late to make a difference in his children's lives...

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 17m
Apr 15, 1935
Languages
English
Director
William Nigh
William Nigh
Production
Liberty Pictures
Liberty Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

10 Cast Members

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Phil Graham

Marguerite Churchill

Marguerite Churchill

Sue Cole

Bruce Cabot

Bruce Cabot

David Cole

Dorothy Lee

Dorothy Lee

Carol Cole-adult

Evelyn Brent

Evelyn Brent

Shirley Ross Cole

William Janney

William Janney

David Sonny Cole Jr.

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

David Sonny Cole Jr. as a Child

Cora Sue Collins

Cora Sue Collins

Carol Cole as a Child

Lillian Harmer

Lillian Harmer

Frieda

Joan Woodbury

Joan Woodbury

Secretary (uncredited)

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