Strictly Unconventional

Strictly Unconventional is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by David Burton, written by Sylvia Thalberg and Frank Butler, and starring Catherine Dale Owen, Paul Cavanagh, Tyrell Davis, Lewis Stone and Ernest Torrence.^[1][2] It was released on May 3, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is based upon the 1921 play The Circle by W. Somerset Maugham.

Strictly Unconventional
Directed by	David Burton
Screenplay by	Sylvia Thalberg Frank Butler
Based on	The Circle 1921 playplay by W. Somerset Maugham
Starring	Catherine Dale Owen Paul Cavanagh Tyrell Davis Lewis Stone Ernest Torrence
Cinematography	William H. Daniels Oliver T. Marsh
Edited by	Margaret Booth
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 3, 1930 (1930-05-03)
Running time	55 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

A young woman married into an aristocratic English family finds life with her husband dull and decides to elope with a Canadian. However her mother-in-law, who did something similar thirty years before, tries to prevent her.

Cast

• Lewis Stone as Clive Champion-Cheney
• Catherine Dale Owen as Elizabeth
• Paul Cavanagh as Ted
• Ernest Torrence as Lord Porteous
• Tyrell Davis as Arnold Champion-Cheney
• Alison Skipworth as Lady Catherine Champion-Chene
• Mary Forbes as Mrs. Anna Shenstone
• Wilfred Noy as Butler
• William H. O'Brien as Footman