Directed by:
Alexander HallCinematography:
Joseph WalkerComposer:
Werner R. HeymannCast:
Rosalind Russell, Melvyn Douglas, Binnie Barnes, Allyn Joslyn, Gloria Dickson, Lee J. Cobb, Gloria Holden, Paul McGrath, Sig Arno, Don Beddoe, Edward Earle (more)Plots(1)
Ann Winters is a statistician for an insurance company and knows her way around the laws of probability. Her theory is that there would be a lot fewer divorces if newlyweds would refrain from consummating their marriage for three months while they get to know each other. Winters decides to test that thesis by applying it to her own upcoming nuptials – much to the chagrin of her groom, who tries in vain to lure her into bed on their wedding night. After a later series of unforeseen events conspire to keep them physically distanced, they both fall victim to suspicions of marital infidelity. Eventually, a separation seems inevitable … The script “full of double meaning” was deemed a “travesty of marriage” by the PCA and spent two years in a desk drawer before it went into production. Once in the can, the Catholic Legion of Decency called it “contrary to the Christian concept of marriage”, and it was banned in several countries. Although Catholic herself, Rosalind Russell wasn’t much bothered. Draped in silk and chiffon negligees by costume designer Irene, she is such a seductive untouchable that she brings a glow to the eyes of even a statuette in the form of a pagan fertility god. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
Rosalind Russell
USA
Best movies:
His Girl Friday (1940)
The Citadel (1938)
China Seas (1935)
Melvyn Douglas
USA
Best movies:
Being There (1979)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Ninotchka (1939)
Binnie Barnes
UK
Best movies:
Holiday (1938)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
Allyn Joslyn
USA
Best movies:
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Gloria Dickson
USA
Lee J. Cobb
USA
Best movies:
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Gloria Holden
UK
Best movies:
Dodge City (1939)
Test Pilot (1938)
The Hucksters (1947)
Paul McGrath
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Advise and Consent (1962)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Sig Arno
Best movies:
Fair People (1930)
The Great Dictator (1940)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Don Beddoe
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Talk of the Town (1942)
Caged (1950)
Edward Earle
Canada
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Hal K. Dawson
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Charles Trowbridge
Mexico
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
After the Thin Man (1936)
Captains Courageous (1937)
Chester Clute
USA
Best movies:
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Anchors Aweigh (1945)
M.J. Frankovich
USA
Best movies:
Meet John Doe (1941)
Edward Gargan
USA
Best movies:
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)