This Modern Age

Aug 29, 1931

1h 8m

★ 5.8

Beautiful Joan as a Daughter of Today coming face to face with the stern realities of life and love for the first time!

Overview

A Harvard football star disobeys his upper class parents and runs off with his true love.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Valentine 'Val' Winters

Joan Crawford

Diane 'Di' Winters

Pauline Frederick

Robert 'Bob' Blake Jr.

Neil Hamilton

Tony Girard

Monroe Owsley

André de Graignon

Albert Conti

Robert Blake Sr.

Hobart Bosworth

Margaret Blake

Emma Dunn

Marie

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Alyce

Marcelle Corday

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Ann Dvorak

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Sandra Ravel

Party Guest (Uncredited)

Leo White

In this powerful story, a teenage girl escapes reality through live action role-playing when her mother is suffering an illness, which will soon reach a breaking point. It was written by siblings Lisi Purr and Anton Jøsef. They were inspired by their mother’s stories from when she was a support worker.

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