''Rebound'' is a 1931 American
Pre-Code
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drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
starring
Ina Claire
Ina Claire (born Ina Fagan; October 15, 1893February 21, 1985) was an American stage and film actress.
Early years
Ina Fagan was born October 15, 1893 in Washington, D.C. After the death of her father, Claire began doing imitations of fellow bo ...
,
Robert Ames and
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. ...
. Directed by
, the film is based on the play of the same name by
Donald Ogden Stewart
Donald Ogden Stewart (November 30, 1894 – August 2, 1980) was an American writer and screenwriter best known for his sophisticated golden age comedies and melodramas such as '' The Philadelphia Story'' (based on the play by Philip Barry), ''T ...
.
Cast
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Ina Claire
Ina Claire (born Ina Fagan; October 15, 1893February 21, 1985) was an American stage and film actress.
Early years
Ina Fagan was born October 15, 1893 in Washington, D.C. After the death of her father, Claire began doing imitations of fellow bo ...
as Sara Jaffrey
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Robert Ames as Bill Truesdale
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Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress. Trained as a dancer, Loy devoted herself fully to an acting career following a few minor roles in silent films. ...
as Evie Lawrence
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Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper (born Elda Furry; May 2, 1885February 1, 1966) was an American gossip columnist and actress. At the height of her influence in the 1940s, her readership was 35 million. A strong supporter of the House Un-American Activities Committ ...
as Liz Crawford
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Robert Williams as Johnnie Coles
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Louise Closser Hale
Louise Closser Hale (October 13, 1872 – July 26, 1933) was an American actress, playwright, and novelist.
Early life
Louise Closser was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 13, 1872. Her father was Joseph Closser, a grain dealer, and her ...
as Mrs. Jaffrey
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Walter Walker as Mr. Henry Jaffrey
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Hale Hamilton
Hale Rice Hamilton (February 28, 1880 – May 19, 1942) was an American actor, writer and producer.
Biography
Hamilton was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1880. (His birth year is sometimes listed as either 1879 or 1883.)
Hamilton's Broadway debut w ...
as Lyman Patterson
* Leigh Allen as Les Crawford
* Pierre D'Ennery as Gaston
(cast list as per
American Film Institute
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Leade ...
database.
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Reception
According to RKO records, the film recorded a loss of $215,000.
[Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story.'' New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p40]
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1931 drama films
1931 films
American drama films
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
American films based on plays
Films directed by Edward H. Griffith
1930s French-language films
Films scored by Arthur Lange
RKO Pictures films
Pathé Exchange films
1931 multilingual films
American multilingual films
1930s American films
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