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Christopher Strong (also known as The Great Desire and The White Moth) is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic drama film produced by RKO and directed by Dorothy Arzner. It is a tale of illicit love among the English aristocracy and stars Colin Clive and Katharine Hepburn (in her second screen role and first starring role).
Christopher Strong: Directed by Dorothy Arzner. With Katharine Hepburn, Colin Clive, Billie Burke, Helen Chandler. A famous female flier and a member of Parliament drift into a potentially disastrous affair.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Dorothy Arzner
- 1933-03-31
Courage, Death, and Love in Dorothy Arzner’s ‘Christopher Strong’. In spite of the ending or what the trailer suggests, ‘Christopher Strong’ doesn’t demonize Cynthia for her ambition and her desires; instead, the film sheds a sympathetic light on her story even as it depicts her pursuit of independence and love as an impossible one ...
Sep 10, 2012 · Hepburn plays pioneer aviatrix Cynthia Darrington, courted by Christopher Strong (though why the title should bear his name and not hers is a mystery).
But that project fell through, and instead, Hepburn starred in Christopher Strong (1933). Christopher Strong, played by Colin Clive, is a middle-aged nobleman and politician, happily married with a grown daughter. Hepburn is Lady Cynthia Darrington, a dedicated aviatrix so consumed by flying that she has no time for romance.
- Dorothy Arzner
- Katharine Hepburn
A famous female flier and a member of Parliament drift into a potentially disastrous affair. At a party for Bright Young Things, a "treasure hunt" for attractive yet virtuous people nets Sir Christopher Strong, M.P., and Lady Cynthia Darrington, dashing aviatrix.
One of the rare films from Hollywood's classic period directed by a woman, the pioneering Dorothy Arzner, examines a woman aviator's unconventional life. The bold flier finds herself pregnant and in love with a married man, and makes a desperate decision in a world without options.
