Five ex-husbands, one hometown, zero chill — she's back to wreck everything.
A woman who has been married and divorced five times comes back to her small hometown, where she proceeds to complicate, and potentially destroy, the marriage of her childhood boyfriend.
Acting
Kay Francis slinks through every scene like she owns the town.
Costume
Post-war glamour that screams 'I learned this in the city.'
Director
William Nigh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kay Francis was Warner Bros' highest-paid actress in the 1930s; by 1945, 'Divorce' was her B-movie comeback attempt at age 40.
The Hays Code forced the ending: Diane must be punished or redeemed, never truly free. Notice how the film half-heartedly chooses redemption.
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