Ex-Bad Boy

Ex-Bad Boy is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Vin Moore and written by Fred Niblo, Jr. and Dale Van Every. The film stars Robert Armstrong, Jean Arthur, Jason Robards, Sr., Spencer Charters, Grayce Hampton and Lola Lane. It is based on the play The Whole Town's Talking by Anita Loos and John Emerson, which in turn is based on a play by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach.^[1][2][3] The film was released on July 15, 1931, by Universal Pictures.

Ex-Bad Boy
Directed by	Vin Moore
Screenplay by	Fred Niblo, Jr. Dale Van Every
Based on	The Whole Town's Talking 1923 play by Anita Loos John Emerson
Produced by	Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Starring	Robert Armstrong Jean Arthur Jason Robards, Sr. Spencer Charters Grayce Hampton Lola Lane
Cinematography	Jerome Ash
Edited by	Harry W. Lieb
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	July 15, 1931 (1931-07-15)
Running time	76 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Robert Armstrong as Chester Binney
• Jean Arthur as Ethel Simmons
• Jason Robards, Sr. as Roger Shields
• Spencer Charters as Henry Simmons
• Grayce Hampton as Mrs. Simmons
• Lola Lane as Letta Lardo
• George Brent as Donald Swift
• Mary Doran as Sadie Bloom

See also

• The Whole Town's Talking (1926)
• A Rumor of Love (1960)