The Silver Cord

May 5, 1933

1h 14m

★ 7.1

The question that agitates a million women!

Overview

A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings home his new bride. She immediately sets to work at sabotaging their marriage as well as the engagement of her younger and weaker son.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

The Silver Cord Trailers

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Cast

Christina Phelps

Irene Dunne

David Phelps

Joel McCrea

Mrs. Phelps

Laura Hope Crews

Robert Phelps

Eric Linden

Hester

Frances Dee

Delia

Helen Cromwell

Taxicab Driver

Paul Irving

Phelps Family Doctor

Perry Ivins

Laboratory Technician

Reginald Pasch

German Doctor

Gustav von Seyffertitz

Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.

6.0

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5.2

Melody Cruise

Jun 22, 1933

A bachelor millionaire on a cruise is protected by a friend from the avid attentions of a crowd of husband (and fortune) seeking girls.

7.6

Lucky Star

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5.5

The Dance of Life

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A vaudeville comic and a pretty young dancer aren't having much luck in their separate careers, so they decide to combine their acts. In order to save money on the road, they get married. Soon their act begins to catch on, and they find themselves booked onto Broadway. They also realize that they actually are in love with each other, but just when things are starting to look up, the comic starts to let success go to his head.

6.5

Monte Carlo

Aug 27, 1930

A countess fleeing her husband mistakes a count for her hairdresser at a Monte Carlo casino.

5.1

Secrets

Mar 16, 1933

In the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with clerk John Carlton as he heads West to make his fortune. Mary and John endure the difficult journey and settle into a small cabin, then face the hostilities of a cattle rustling gang, as well as the tragic loss of their only son. With Mary's help, John defeats the gang, which propels him to political power that, over the years, gradually erodes the once-happy marriage.

1.0

Laughter in Hell

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In the late 1800s, a man is sentenced to life at hard labor for killing his wife and her lover.