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Three hearts that beat as one. - Design for Living
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Title: Design for Living

Release Date: 29 Dec 1933

Runtime: 1h 31m

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Overview: An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.2 (192 votes)

Cast

  • Tom Chambers: Fredric March
  • Gilda Farrell: Miriam Hopkins
  • George Curtis: Gary Cooper
  • Max Plunkett: Edward Everett Horton
  • Mr. Douglas: Franklin Pangborn
  • Plunkett's Stenographer: Isabel Jewell
  • Curtis' Housekeeper: Jane Darwell
  • Max's Butler: Wyndham Standing
  • Man (uncredited): Cosmo Kyrle Bellew
  • Theatre Patron (uncredited): Lionel Belmore
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