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They knew what they wanted...only they didn't know what to do about it!
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Amanda and Elyot are one another's former spouse. Elyot is remarried to Sibyl and Amanda married Victor. Unexpectedly, both honeymooning couples arrive at a hotel on the same day and are put in rooms with adjoining terraces. Things go well until Amanda sees Elyot on the adjacent terrace.
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Directed by: Sidney Franklin, Douglas Shearer, Ray Binger
Written by: Hanns Kräly, Richard Schayer
Produced by: Irving Thalberg
Cast

Norma Shearer
Amanda Prynne

Robert Montgomery
Elyot Chase

Reginald Denny
Victor Prynne

Una Merkel
Sibyl Chase

Jean Hersholt
Oscar

George Davis
Bellhop

Herman Bing
Train Conductor (uncredited)

Ferike Boros
Cook at Chalet (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell
Hotel Concierge (uncredited)

Wilfrid North
Sibyl's Wedding Escort (uncredited)
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