Today (1930 film)

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Today
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Directed by William Nigh
Written by George Broadhurst (play)
Seton I. Miller
Produced byHarry Sherman
Jack D. Trop
Starring Conrad Nagel
Catherine Dale Owen
Sarah Padden
Cinematography James Wong Howe
Production
company
Harry Sherman Productions
Distributed by Majestic Pictures
Release date
  • November 1, 1930 (1930-11-01)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Today is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by William Nigh and starring Conrad Nagel, Catherine Dale Owen, and Sarah Padden. [1] It was co-written by Seton I. Miller and was based on a 1913 play by George Howells Broadhurst, which had previously been made into a silent film of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Albert S. D'Agostino.

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Plot

After her husband loses a fortune in the Wall Street Crash and is forced to work as a used car salesman, the young wife cannot bear the loss in status.

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References

  1. Pitts p.223

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