The Divorce of Lady X The Divorce of Lady X Directed by Tim Whelan Produced by Alexander Korda Written by Gilbert Wakefield , Lajos Biró ( adaptation ) , Ian Dalrymple ( scenario ) Starring Laurence Olivier , Merle Oberon , Music by Miklós Rózsa Cinematography Harry Stradling Sr . Distributed by United Artists Release date ( s ) 1938 Running time 92 mins Language English IMDb profile The Divorce of Lady X was a 1938 British film , directed by Tim Whelan and starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier . A romantic comedy about a divorce lawyer who believes himself to be implicated as the `` other man '' in the very divorce case he has agreed to professionally prosecute . This film was made in technicolor . External links The Divorce of Lady X at the Internet Movie Database  This 1930s comedy film -related article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : 1938 films | British films | Films shot in Technicolor | Comedy films | 1930s comedy film stubs In other languages : Русский The Divorce of Lady X 0030063 Tim Whelan Gilbert Wakefield , Lajos Biró ( adaptation ) , Ian Dalrymple ( scenario ) Laurence Olivier , Merle Oberon , Alexander Korda Miklós Rózsa Harry Stradling Sr. United Artists 1938 92 mins English 0030063 The Divorce of Lady X 