The Warrior's Husband

The Warrior's Husband (1933)

The Warrior's Husband is a satire of the male and female roles in society set in 800 B.C.. Queen Hippolyta (Marjorie Rambeau) rules Pontus with masculine authority; in fact, it is the women of Pontus who do all the laboring, fighting, and governing. Hippolyta's husband Sapiens (Ernest Truex) is truly a sissy of the first order, and is not unlike most of Pontus' male inhabitants.

Date of release
1933-04-28
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Walter Lang

Casting

Interesting facts

The Warrior's Husband is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Walter Lang and starring Elissa Landi, David Manners, and Ernest Truex. It tells the story of the Amazons, who ruled over men thanks to the sacred girdle of Diana, and Hercules who came to steal it. The film is based on a 1932 Broadway production of Julian Thompson's 1924 play that starred Katharine Hepburn in the lead role.

Production of Broadway play

The Broadway play of the year before is considered one of the breakthrough roles of Katharine Hepburn. It was a revival of a 1924 play by Julian F. Thompson (the play reappeared in 1942 as a musical adaptation By Jupiter). The film version was made with an entirely different cast and music.

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