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Friends and Lovers

Friends and Lovers

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Friends and Lovers

"DAMITA...TEMPTRESS...DECOY...ALL WOMAN!"

1931

1h 8m

4.9(8 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

British Army captain Geoff Roberts carries on an affair with Alva, the wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito. Sangrito, however, is well aware of the affair, as he uses his beautiful wife to lure men into romance with her, then blackmailing them to save their careers.

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RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

Captain Geoffrey Roberts

Lili Damita

Lili Damita

Alva Sangrito

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Lieutenant Ned Nichols

Erich von Stroheim

Erich von Stroheim

Victor Sangrito

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

McNellis

Blanche Friderici

Blanche Friderici

Lady Allice

Frederick Kerr

Frederick Kerr

General Thomas Armstrong

Vadim Uraneff

Vadim Uraneff

Ivanoff

Jean Del Val

Jean Del Val

Marquis Henri de Pézanne

Yvonne D'Arcy

French Maid

Creative team

Directed by: Victor Schertzinger
Written by: Wallace Smith
Jane Murfin
Produced by: William LeBaron

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