New Morals for Old

New Morals for Old is a 1932 American PreCode romancedrama film produced and distributed by MGM. The film was based on a 1931 Broadway play After All. Humphrey Bogart had a significant role in the play. His part was played by David Newell in the film.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are affluent New Yorkers who are unhappy that their adult children, Ralph Thomas Robert Young and Phyl Thomas Margaret Perry, spend so many evenings at parties instead of spending time with family. Their disapproval deepens when they discover both children want to move out to pursue lifestyles that the parents deem unacceptable Phyl moves into her own apartment so that she can conduct an affair with a married man, Duff Wilson David Newell. Her brother, Ralph, goes to Paris to pursue his dream of being a painter, thus disappointing his father who expected him to remain in the family wallpaper business. Mrs. Thomas repeatedly tries to invoke guilt in both children for not being with her, especially after Mr. Thomas dies of a stroke.Eventually, Phyl marries her paramour and Ralph returns to New York, having failed as an artist. Mrs. Thomas dies shortly after Ralphs return. At the end of the film, Phyl, her twin infants, her husband Duff, and her brother Ralph are all living in the family home, with a newfound appreciation for the benefits of family life. In the films last scene, Ralph and Duff are laughing together about how Phyl has evolved into a protective maternal figure, much like her own mother. ........

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