{{short description|1931 film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = Ex-Bad Boy | image = | alt = | caption = | director = Vin Moore | producer = Carl Laemmle, Jr. | based_on = {{based on|''The Whole Town's Talking''<br>1923 play|Anita Loos<br>John Emerson}} | screenplay = Fred Niblo, Jr.<br>Dale Van Every | starring = Robert Armstrong<br>Jean Arthur<br>Jason Robards, Sr.<br>Spencer Charters<br>Grayce Hampton<br>Lola Lane | music = | cinematography = Jerome Ash | editing = Harry W. Lieb | studio = Universal Pictures | distributor = Universal Pictures | released = {{Film date|1931|7|15}} | runtime = 76 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }}
'''''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/74306/ex-bad-boy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307224330/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/74306/Ex-Bad-Boy/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 7, 2016 |title=Ex-Bad Boy (1931) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |date= |access-date=December 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/90719/Ex-Bad-Boy/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325123100/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/90719/Ex-Bad-Boy/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 25, 2016 |title=Ex-Bad-Boy - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |author=Hal Erickson |author-link=Hal Erickson (author) |date=2016 |access-date=December 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=5964 |title=Ex-Bad Boy |publisher=Afi.com |date= |access-date=December 29, 2015}}</ref> The film was released on July 15, 1931, by Universal Pictures.
==Plot== {{no plot|date=January 2024}}
==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)
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|0021841|Ex-Bad Boy}} {{Vin Moore}}
Category:1931 films Category:American comedy films Category:1931 comedy films Category:Universal Pictures films Category:Films directed by Vin Moore Category:American black-and-white films Category:Remakes of American films Category:Sound film remakes of silent films Category:1931 English-language films Category:1931 American films Category:Films based on works by Franz Arnold Category:Films based on works by Ernst Bach Category:English-language comedy films
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