A young married couple appears before a judge to get a divorce. The wife shows the judge some pictures of her husband with his arms around another woman, as "proof" that he was cheating on her. The husband, for his part, claims that he was just innocently helping the woman and that he was being blackmailed by the photographer who took the picture.
F. Richard Jones, Erle C. Kenton
Director
Charles Murray
His Honor - Judge Fawcett
Ford Sterling
Milton Robbin - Haberdasher
Phyllis Haver
Mrs. Milton Robbin
Marie Prevost
Newlywed Bride
George O'Hara
Newlywed Groom
Charlotte Mineau
A Merry Widow
Billy Bevan
A Fake Lawyer
Kalla Pasha
The Lawyer's Right-Hand Man
Eddie Gribbon
The Lawyer's Left-Hand Man
Fanny Kelly
Mrs. Fawcett - the Judge's Wife
Billy Armstrong
The District Attorney / Maitre d'
"King Richard" paints a nuanced portrait of a Black father trying to ensure his daughters’ success in a racist, misogynistic world. Yet, Richard and his kids overcome that fear and adversity to succeed.
With the theme of unemployment, it presents a family fantasy anecdote rather the a comment on social problems.
This modern update of the beloved classic swaps Cyrano's signature pronounced nose for achondroplasia, for a different vision that still retains the original's essence.
... La huesera haunts her daily life, leaving people to question her viability as a mother, and Valeria’s lack of satisfaction with her life leave her asking similar questions. These misgivings reach their peak after the baby is born, when Valeria, visibly in a state akin to possession, locks her in the fridge when she won’t stop crying through the night