The Devil's Holiday

1930 film

  • May 9, 1930 (1930-05-09)
Running time
80 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Devil's Holiday is a 1930 American Pre-Code film starring Nancy Carroll, Phillips Holmes, ZaSu Pitts, James Kirkwood, Sr., Hobart Bosworth, and Ned Sparks, and released by Paramount Pictures.[1]

The movie was adapted by Edmund Goulding from his story, directed by Goulding, and released by Paramount Pictures. The film was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actress (Nancy Carroll).[2]

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

  • Nancy Carroll - Hallie Hobart
  • Phillips Holmes - David Stone
  • James Kirkwood - Mark Stone
  • Hobart Bosworth - Ezra Stone
  • Ned Sparks - Charlie Thorne
  • Morgan Farley - Monkey McConnell
  • Jed Prouty - Kent Carr
  • Paul Lukas - Dr. Reynolds
  • ZaSu Pitts - Ethel
  • Morton Downey - Freddie, the tenor
  • Guy Oliver - Hammond
  • Wade Boteler - House Detective
  • Laura La Varnie - Madame Bernstein (*billed Laura Le Vernie)

References

  1. ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Devil's Holiday
  2. ^ "The 3rd Academy Awards (1930) Nominees and Winners". Oscars.org (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences). Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2019.

External links

  • The Devil's Holiday at IMDB
  • synopsis at AllMovie
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