Dynamite
6.8
“She Denied Him Her Love, So He Took It! She Stole His Name, Tricked Him, Humbled Him and - in the end - Worshipped Him!”
Wealthy Cynthia is in love with not-so-wealthy Roger, who is married to Marcia. The threesome is terribly modern about the situation, and Marcia will gladly divorce Roger if Cynthia agrees to a financial settlement. But Cynthia's wealth is in jeopardy because her trust fund will expire if she is not married by a certain date. To satisfy that condition, Cynthia arranges to marry Hagon Derk, who is condemned to die for a crime he didn't commit. She pays him so he can provide for his little sister. But at the last minute, Derk is freed when the true criminal is discovered. Expecting to be a rich widow, Cynthia finds herself married to a man she doesn't know and doesn't want to.
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Cast
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Conrad Nagel
Roger Towne
Known for
All That Heaven Allows
The Divorcee
Kay Johnson
Cynthia Crothers
Known for
Of Human Bondage
Hellzapoppin'
Charles Bickford
Hagon Derk
Known for
A Star Is Born
Brute Force
Julia Faye
Marcia Towne
Known for
Samson and Delilah
The Ten Commandments
Joel McCrea
Marco
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
Foreign Correspondent
Muriel McCormac
Katie Derk
Also in
Sparrows
The King of Kings
Robert Edeson
Wise Fool
Known for
The King of Kings
Foolish Wives
William Holden
Wise Fool
Also in
Weary River
Dance, Fools, Dance
Henry Stockbridge
Wise Fool
Also in
Second Choice
Madam Satan
Leslie Fenton
Young 'Vulture'
Known for
The Public Enemy
Boys Town
Barton Hepburn
Young 'Vulture'
Also in
Hi Diddle Diddle
Johnny One-Eye
Tyler Brooke
The Life of the Party
Known for
The Divorcee
Bluebeard's Eighth Wife
Cecil B. DeMille Director · Jeanie Macpherson Writer J. Peverell Marley Cinematographer
United States release December 13, 1929 · Produced in United States
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 13, 1929
Theatrical
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