Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional
Directed by	David Burton
Screenplay by	Sylvia ThalbergFrank Butler
Based on	The Circle1921 playby W. Somerset Maugham
Starring	Catherine Dale OwenPaul CavanaghTyrell DavisLewis StoneErnest Torrence
Cinematography	William H. DanielsOliver T. Marsh
Edited by	Margaret Booth
Productioncompany	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 3, 1930 (1930-05-03)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Strictly Unconventional is a 1930 American pre-Codedrama film directed by David Burton, written by Sylvia Thalberg and Frank Butler, and starring Catherine Dale Owen, Paul Cavanagh, Tyrell Davis, Lewis Stone and Ernest Torrence.^[1][2] It was released on May 3, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is based upon the 1921 play The Circle by W. Somerset Maugham.

Plot

Strictly Unconventional (1930)

A young woman married into an aristocratic English family finds life with her husband dull and decides to elope with a Canadian. However her mother-in-law, who did something similar thirty years before, tries to prevent her.

Cast

• Lewis Stone as Clive Champion-Cheney
• Catherine Dale Owen as Elizabeth
• Paul Cavanagh as Ted
• Ernest Torrence as Lord Porteous
• Tyrell Davis as Arnold Champion-Cheney
• Alison Skipworth as Lady Catherine Champion-Chene
• Mary Forbes as Mrs. Anna Shenstone
• Wilfred Noy as Butler
• William H. O'Brien as Footman

References

1. "Strictly Unconventional (1930) - Overview - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
2. "Strictly Unconventional". TV Guide. Retrieved November 1, 2024.

External links

• Strictly Unconventional at IMDb
• Strictly Unconventional at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
• Strictly Unconventional at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films