What Men Want (1930 film)

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What Men Want
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Directed by Ernst Laemmle
Screenplay by John B. Clymer
Dorothy Yost
Story by Samuel Hopkins Adams
Produced by Carl Laemmle
Starring Pauline Starke
Ben Lyon
Hallam Cooley
Barbara Kent
Robert Ellis
Carmelita Geraghty
Cinematography Roy Overbaugh
Edited by Philip Cahn
Music by Heinz Roemheld
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 13, 1930 (1930-07-13)
Running time
65 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

What Men Want is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Ernst Laemmle and starring Pauline Starke, Ben Lyon, Hallam Cooley, Barbara Kent, Robert Ellis and Carmelita Geraghty. (All three credited actresses were WAMPAS Baby Stars.) Written by John B. Clymer and Dorothy Yost, the film was released on July 13, 1930, by Universal Pictures. [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

Lee Joyce tells her lover, Howard LeMoyne, that she is actually in love with another man, Kendall James. As soon as her breakup happens, Lee's younger sister Betty turns up and Kendall becomes infatuated with her instead. In anger, Lee shatters her sister's romance by revealing her previous affair with Kendall, after which Lee tries to return to Howard.

Cast

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References

  1. "What Men Want (1930) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  2. Sandra Brennan (2016). "What-Men-Want - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. "What Men Want". Afi.com. Retrieved December 27, 2015.