A Bill of Divorcement

A Bill of Divorcement is a play written by Clemence Dane and premiered in 1921 in London. Dane wrote the piece as a response to the British law, which at the beginning of the 1920s allowed women to separate from their husbands with insanityas a reason. The piece is made into a movie several times.

The piece is about a man who after 15 years returns to his home after being treated for mental problems. Once home he discovers that his life is no longer is as it was.

The play was made into a film in 1922 in England, with Constance Binney, Fay Campton, Malcolm Keen and Henry Victor as cast members. In 1932 became the first u.s. operation on the play made. That movie was directed by George Cukor and had John Barrymore and Billie Burke in the leading roles. This second operation, in which Actress Katharine Hepburn her film debut, was also the most famous version.

In 1940 was again released a film adaptation, this time also released by RKO Radio Pictures. John Farrow directed this version, where Maureen O'Hara, Adolphe Menjou, Fay Bainter, Herbert Marshall and c. Aubrey Smith had the leading roles in.