But the Flesh Is Weak (1932)
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Synopsis of But the Flesh Is Weak
Ivor Novello's elegant stage play The Truth Game was the source for MGM's But the Flesh is Weak. C. Aubrey Smith and Robert Montgomery star as Florian and Max, father-and-son fortune hunters whose ethics and integrity wax and wane throughout the picture. Eventually, Florian outsmarts himself and ends up broke and heavily in debt. To save his father from committing suicide, Max agrees to marry wealthy Lady Joan (Heather Thatcher). Will he be saved from this rash act in time by his true love, poor but proud widow Rosine (Nora Gregor)? In cold print, But the Flesh is Weak may seem like a stark tragedy, but is in fact a witty, polished polite comedy. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of But the Flesh Is Weak
- Robert Montgomery - Max Clement
- Heather Thatcher - Lady Joan
- C. Aubrey Smith - Florian
- Frederick Kerr - Duke of Hampshire
- Forrester Harvey - Gooch
- Nora Gregor - Rosine
- Edward Everett Horton - Sir George
- Nils Asther - Prince Paul
- Eva Moore - Lady Ridgeway
- Des Roberts - Findley
- Director(s):
- Jack Conway
- Writer(s):
- Ivor Novello
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