This Thing Called Love (1929 film)
| This Thing Called Love | |
|---|---|
 Lobby card from the film. | |
| Directed by |
Paul L. Stein E. J. Babille (assistant) |
| Produced by | Ralph Block |
| Written by | Horace Jackson (adaptation) |
| Screenplay by | Horace Jackson |
| Based on |
This Thing Called Love, a Comedy in Three Acts by Edwin J. Burke |
| Starring |
Edmund Lowe Constance Bennett Ruth Taylor Roscoe Karns ZaSu Pitts Jean Harlow |
| Cinematography | Norbert Brodin |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release dates |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
This Thing Called Love is a 1929 American romantic comedy film starring Edmund Lowe, Constance Bennett, Ruth Taylor, Roscoe Karns, ZaSu Pitts, and Jean Harlow. Harlow appears in a cameo role, as she was not yet famous. The film is based on the play This Thing Called Love, a Comedy in Three Acts, by Edwin J. Burke.[1]
This Thing Called Love was recorded in RCA Photophone and featured a two-tone Technicolor sequence. No complete copy of this movie survives, only the Technicolor sequence.
Plot
A man returns from a trip to Peru rich and looking for a wife. While still single he has a real estate agent show him a house or two. The agent invites him to dinner then him (the agent) and his wife start bickering, causing the poor fellow to rethink marriage over. He decides he wants to share his home with someone so he has his agent's sister-in-law move in. Later on they both fell in love.