My Lips Betray is a 1933 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and starring Lilian Harvey, John Boles and El Brendel.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Joseph C. Wright.

My Lips Betray
Directed byJohn G. Blystone
Written byAttila Orbók (play)
Jacques Natanson (play)
Jane Storm
S.N. Behrman
Hanns Kräly
StarringLilian Harvey
John Boles
El Brendel
CinematographyLee Garmes
Edited byAlex Troffey
Music byHugo Friedhofer
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Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • November 4, 1933 (1933-11-04)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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In a fictional, Central European kingdom, a vivacious but dimwitted young lady works as a singer in a beer garden for her lease cash. In the meantime, the ruler is confronting bankruptcy for his small country, unless he weds a wealthy, but undesirable ruler of another Central European territory. Eventually he takes in the struggling young singer, and they fall in love, despite possible bankruptcy and ruin.

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Preservation

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A restored version was shown at the 2019 UCLA Festival of Preservation.

References

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  1. ^ Solomon p. 343

Bibliography

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  • Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935. A History and Filmography. McFarland & Co, 2011.
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