" Easy Virtue " is a classic social comedy originating as a 1924 play by . It has since been adapted into two notable films: a 1928 silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and a popular 2008 version starring Jessica Biel , Colin Firth , and Kristin Scott Thomas . The Story
Set between the world wars, the plot follows Larita, a glamorous and independent American woman who impetuously marries a young Englishman, John Whittaker. When John brings her home to meet his upper-class family at their crumbling ancestral manor, she immediately clashes with his rigid and overbearing mother, Veronica. As scandalous secrets from Larita's past emerge, her marriage is tested by the stuffy traditions and manipulation of the British gentry. Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Easy Virtue (1927) Easy Virtue