Dowdy housewife Kitty dotes on her self-centered husband but divorces him when his mistress shows up at their home one day to break up their marriage. Let Us Be Gay is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic comedy-drama film produced and distributed by MGM. 098.140.008.webimage.JPEG (264.8Kb) 098.140.008.master.TIFF (2.434Mb) 098.140.007.webimage.JPEG (286.1Kb) Because her condition had become apparent during the last week of filming, Adrian draped his star with even more care than usual and Shearer was photographed behind foreground objects such as furniture and potted plants that obscured her figure. Due to the pregnancy Shearer missed out on the starring role in Paid that went to Joan Crawford.-Shearer had a cast in one eye that she struggled to hide her whole career, using muscle strengthening tricks, as … Kitty re-invents herself and becomes a Continental favorite, dressing like a fashion model and behaving gaily. A frumpy housewife, Katherine "Kitty" Brown (Norma Shearer) waits hand and foot on her narcissistic husband, Bob (Rod La Rocque). LET US BE GAY is an interesting little domestic comedy which features some tart dialogue (courtesy of celebrated screenwriter Frances Marion) & good performances. When Kitty finds out about her spouse's infidelity, however, she leaves him and begins a new life as a much more glamorous and carefree woman. Let Us Be Gay opened 2 weeks after Irving Thalberg Jr was born. Frumpy Kitty Brown is a devoted wife ' until she discovers her husband has a sweetie on the side. Bob had become bored with her lackluster appearance, their children and himself. So Kitty throws the bum out and heads for the beauty parlor. Let Us Be Gay on DVD. Whether they be rich or poor, the unique characters are what drive the story. It was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and stars Norma Shearer. Let Us Be Gay is the story of another divorcee who finds romantic adventure, this time in Paris, while barely enveloped by gauzy gowns knowingly designed by Adrian, ShearerÕs favored costumer. Three years later, now-glamorous Kitty accepts grande dame Bouccy Bouccicault's invitation for the weekend. They are perfect 1 to 1-1/2 hour vehicles in which audiences escape into someone else's life. While perhaps a bit mawkish at times, this can probably be blamed on the difficulties with early sound technology which tended to limit action & … In a poignant prologue, the two separate as the girl pulls down her dream castle upon the discovery that her husband has opened its gates to the intruder. He protests, to her blank face, that things - despite all momentary affairs - are … Films like Let Us Be Gay don't take themselves seriously. ” Let Us Be Gay had a shooting schedule of a mere 26 days, hurried along because Shearer was pregnant. 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