Product Details

• Actors: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Binnie Barnes, Ralph Richardson, Morton Selten
• Directors: Tim Whelan
• Writers: Arthur Wimperis, Gilbert Wakefield, Ian Dalrymple, Lajos Biró, Robert E. Sherwood
• Producers: Alexander Korda
• Format: Black & White, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Uav Corporation
• VHS Release Date: June 14, 1989
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301394933
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,635 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific little intellectual comedy, January 28, 2001

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Freya Lorelei (Muskegon, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Divorce of Lady X [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I cannot believe no one has reviewed this film yet! Okiday, where do I start? This is one of the best little-known movies out there...ranks right up there with *Stand-In* (Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell) as one of the best obscure intellectual comedies out there. Merle Oberon is the vivacious and mysterious "Lady X" that attourney Laurence Olivier becomes enamored of, and although she completely butchers her accent (SHE'S an American? Yeah, right), she still delivers a solid performance. Olivier makes a terrific naive young lawyer, and is completely captivating (and, may I add, pretty darn sexy). Hilarious mix-ups and such crap ensue. Not the greatest film ever made, but one of the most enjoyable, and a fabulous film all-around. By the way, contrary to the box art, the film is actually in color (at least the version I have on tape is, and you can tell when things are colorized).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lady X should be better known!, October 22, 2004

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Elaine S. Hallett "hallett&hallett" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Divorce of Lady X [VHS] (VHS Tape)

One of the most charming of the "screwball comedies." Highlights include the delightful performances of Laurence Olivier as the smug young attorney and Merle Oberon as the lady who taunts him, but the performance you should not miss is that of Ralph Richardson as the dotty husband who hires Olivier to arrange the divorce proceedings that complicate the plot. Richardson and Olivier seem to have established a rapport in this film that made them exceptionally comfortable acting together. Each carries his own role in a way that enhances the wit and the humor of the other's part. Richardson is at his understated best in the scene where he leaves Olivier's office totally mystified by some chance remark but filled with suspicion! The film is full of gleeful surprises, and the plot just intricate enough to hold up under a third, a fourth, or a fifth viewing. It lacks the sophistication of Herbert Marshall and Miriam Hopkins' "Trouble in Paradise," but it is as full of exhilarating surprises. Here's a chance to see the young Olivier playing the daft lover. Compare this to his suave performance in the more mature role of the Doctor in "Uncle Vanya."

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very cute movie!, December 26, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Divorce of Lady X [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is one that shouldn't be taken seriously. It's a cute little romp about a girl(Merle Oberon) playing a joke on a naive gorgeous young lawyer(Lawrence Olivier). He easily falls in love with her but thinks that she is a wicked woman who's been married several times. She plays along and lets him think that it's true causing all kinds of funny chaos in the life of the love -struck lawyer. Lawrence Olivier looks especially dashing and handsome! This is a must see for any Olivier and Oberon fan and for anyone else who loves no brainer type flicks.