Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1936
Hearts Divided
Buy Hearts Divided now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Hearts Divided' is a 1936 American musical film about the real-life marriage between American Elizabeth 'Betsy' Patterson and Jrme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon. It starred Marion Davies and Dick Powell as the couple. The film was a remake of the 1928 'Glorious Betsy', which was in turn based on the play 'Glorious Betsy' by Rida Johnson Young.
Plot summary
Cast
* Marion Davies as Elizabeth Patterson
* Dick Powell as Captain Jerome Bonaparte
* Charles Ruggles as Senator Henry Ruggles
* Claude Rains as Napoleon Bonaparte
* Edward Everett Horton as Senator John Hathaway
* Arthur Treacher as Sir Harry
* Henry Stephenson as Charles Patterson
* Clara Blandick as Aunt Ellen Patterson
* John Larkin as Isham
* Walter Kingsford as Monsieur Pichon
* Etienne Girardot as Monsieur Du Fresne
* Halliwell Hobbes as Cambaceres
* George Irving as President Thomas Jefferson
* Beulah Bondi as Madame Letizia
* John Elliott as James Monroe (uncredited)
* Sam McDaniel as Zachariah (uncredited)
Songs
* "My Kingdom For A Kiss (Pour Un Baiser)" - music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin
* "Two Hearts Divided (Deux Coeurs Navrs)" - music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Al Dubin
* "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"
* "Rise Up Children and Shine" (cut from final release)
References
Buy Hearts Divided now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1936