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Forties star Rosalind Russell (His Girl Friday, She Wouldn’t Say Yes) is movie-shorthand for a smart, sophisticated, professional woman of the ‘40s whose career comes before love…until it doesn’t. She’s the epitome of the screwball comedy heroine, and just a little too smart for her own good. So you know that when Marsha Meredith’s (Russell) recent divorce from hubby Pete Webb (Robert Cummings) threatens her appointment to the federal bench, and Webb insists that the divorce was based on a misunderstanding over pretty Ginger Simmons (Marie McDonald), things are going to get complicated. Enter Alexander Darvac (Gig Young, That Touch of Mink), who becomes Marsha’s pigeon for a pretend fiancé, and you have a monumental marital mix-up! Directed by Norman Foster (Father is a Bachelor, Journey into Fear). Newly remastered.
Original Release
11/18/1949
US Release
11/18/1949
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Rosalind Russell | Marsha Meredith |
Robert Cummings | Peter B. 'Pete' Webb / Pete Webb |
Gig Young | Alexander Darvac |
Marie McDonald | Ginger Simmons |
Harry Davenport | Judge MacKenzie Meredith |
Fay Baker | Valerie Hobson |
Katherine Warren | Kitty Lawton |
Douglass Dumbrille | George Ellerby |
Clem Bevans | Alonzo K. Roogle |
Grandon Rhodes | Ken Craig |
Directors
Writers
Nat Perrin, Roland Kibbee, Devery Freeman, Allan Scott
Cast
Name | Character |
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Rosalind Russell | Marsha Meredith |
Robert Cummings | Peter B. 'Pete' Webb / Pete Webb |
Gig Young | Alexander Darvac |
Marie McDonald | Ginger Simmons |
Harry Davenport | Judge MacKenzie Meredith |
Fay Baker | Valerie Hobson |
Katherine Warren | Kitty Lawton |
Douglass Dumbrille | George Ellerby |
Clem Bevans | Alonzo K. Roogle |
Grandon Rhodes | Ken Craig |
John Alban | Senate Committee Observer |
Jessie Arnold | Spinster |
Polly Bailey | Dumpy Woman |
John P. Barrett | Croupier |
Louise Beavers | Cleo, Marsha's Maid |
Anne Beck | Party Guest |
Brooks Benedict | Minor Role |
Billy Bevan | Winston - Kitty's Butler |
Paul Bradley | Casino Patron |
Ralph Brooks | Senate Committee Observer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Buddy Adler | Producer |