I Live My Life

I Live My Life
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	W.S. Van Dyke
Produced by	Bernard H. Hyman
Screenplay by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Based on	"Claustrophobia" by A. Carter Goodloe
Starring	Joan Crawford Brian Aherne Frank Morgan Aline MacMahon
Music by	Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography	George J. Folsey
Edited by	Tom Held
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Loew's
Release dates	October 4, 1935 (1935-10-04) (United States)
Running time	97 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$586,000^[1]
Box office	$1,478,000^[1]

I Live My Life is a 1935 American comedy-drama film, starring Joan Crawford, Brian Aherne, and Frank Morgan, and is based on the story "Claustrophobia" by A. Carter Goodloe.

Plot summary

Kay Bentley (Joan Crawford), a bored socialite seeks a more fulfilling life and goes on a Greek holiday. While on vacation, Kay falls for Terry O'Neill (Brian Aherne), an archaeologist who challenges Kay's beliefs, yet, also falls for her enough to follow her home. He feels awkward in Kay's flighty, social circles, yet they become engaged to marry. As Kay and Terry continue to quarrel over their differing lifestyles. Kay and Terry reach a compromise and do marry in the end.

Cast

Joan Crawford as Kay Bentley
Brian Aherne as Terence 'Terry' O'Neill
Frank Morgan as G.P. Bentley
Aline MacMahon as Betty Collins
Eric Blore as Grove, Bentley's Butler
Fred Keating as Gene Piper
Jessie Ralph as Kay's Grandmother
Arthur Treacher as Gallup, Mrs. Gage's Butler
Frank Conroy as Doctor
Etienne Girardot as Professor
Esther Dale as Brumbaugh, Mrs. Gage's Housekeeper
Hale Hamilton as Uncle Carl
Hilda Vaughn as Miss Ann Morrison
Frank Shields as Outer Office Secretary
Sterling Holloway as Max

Box office

According to MGM records the film earned $921,000 in the US and Canada and $557,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $384,000.^[1]

References

1 2 3 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .

External links

I Live My Life at the Internet Movie Database
I Live My Life at the TCM Movie Database
I Live My Life at AllMovie

Films directed by W. S. Van Dyke

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Daredevil Jack (1920)
Double Adventure (1921)
Forget Me Not (1922)
The Avenging Arrow (1921)
White Eagle (1922)
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Loving Lies (1924)
Gold Heels (1924)
The Trail Rider (1925)
Hearts and Spurs (1925)
The Gentle Cyclone (1926)
War Paint (1926)
Winners of the Wilderness (1927)
California (1927)
Spoilers of the West (1927)
Under the Black Eagle (1928)
Wyoming (1928)
White Shadows in the South Seas (1928)
The Pagan (1929)
Trader Horn (1931)
The Cuban Love Song (1931)
Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)
Night Court (1932)
Penthouse (1933)
Eskimo (1933)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
The Thin Man (1934)
Hide-Out (1934)
Forsaking All Others (1934)
I Live My Life (1935)
Rose Marie (1936)
San Francisco (1936)
His Brother's Wife (1936)
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
Love on the Run (1936)
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Sweethearts (1938)
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Another Thin Man (1939)
I Take This Woman (1940)
I Love You Again (1940)
Bitter Sweet (1940)
Rage in Heaven (1941)
The Feminine Touch (1941)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
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Cairo (1942)
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