''The Devil's Holiday'' is a 1930 American

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film starring

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, James Kirkwood, Sr.,

Hobart Bosworth Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth (August 11, 1867 – December 30, 1943) was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer. Early life Bosworth was born on August 11, 1867, in Marietta, Ohio. His father was a sea captain in the Civil W ...

, and

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, and released by Paramount Pictures.The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''The Devil's Holiday''
/ref> The movie was adapted by

Edmund Goulding Edmund Goulding (20 March 1891 – 24 December 1959) was a British screenwriter and film director. As an actor early in his career he was one of the 'Ghosts' in the 1922 silent film '' Three Live Ghosts'' alongside Norman Kerry and Cyril Chadwi ...

from his story, directed by Goulding, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film was nominated for

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(Nancy Carroll).

Plot

A golddigger marries a young man for his money, but finds that she really loves him and wants to keep him despite his family's disapproval.

Cast

- Hallie Hobart *

- David Stone * James Kirkwood - Mark Stone *

- Ezra Stone *

- Charlie Thorne * Morgan Farley - Monkey McConnell *

Jed Prouty Jed Prouty (born Clarence Gordon Prouty; April 6, 1879 – May 10, 1956) was an American film actor. Biography Born as Clarence Gordon Prouty in Boston, Massachusetts, Prouty was a vaudeville performer before becoming a film actor. Mostly app ...

- Kent Carr *

Paul Lukas Paul Lukas (born Pál Lukács; 26 May 1894 – 15 August 1971) was a Hungarian actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the first Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his performance in the film '' Wat ...

- Dr. Reynolds *

- Ethel *

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- Freddie, the tenor * Guy Oliver - Hammond *

Wade Boteler Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor and writer. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. Biography He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California, from a heart ...

- House Detective *

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- Madame Bernstein (*billed Laura Le Vernie)

References

External links

''The Devil's Holiday at IMDB''
* 1930 films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films directed by Edmund Goulding 1930 romantic drama films American romantic drama films American multilingual films 1930 multilingual films Paramount Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-romantic-drama-film-stub