She Got What She Wanted

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She Got What She Wanted
Directed by James Cruze
Written by George Rosener (story, screenplay)
James Cruze (screenplay)
Lee Tracy (screenplay)
Produced byJames Cruze
Samuel Zierler
Starring Betty Compson
Cinematography Charles Schoenbaum
Distributed by Tiffany Pictures
Release date
  • December 18, 1930 (1930-12-18)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

She Got What She Wanted is an 1930 American pre-Code early talking film comedy-drama directed by James Cruze and starring his actress wife Betty Compson. The film was made for Tiffany Pictures with Cruze and Compson having recently completed The Great Gabbo (1929). [1] [2]

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Preservation status

She Got What She Wanted is now considered a lost film.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute (1971)
  2. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: She Got What She Wanted