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Overview

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Director:
Alexander Hall
Writers:
George Seaton (screenplay) &
Ken Englund (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
13 February 1941 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Comedy more
User Comments:
another mixed up Loretta Young love story from the 1940's more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Loretta Young ... June Cameron

Ray Milland ... Dr. Timothy Sterling
Reginald Gardiner ... John R. Pierce
Gail Patrick ... Marilyn Thomas
Edmund Gwenn ... Dr. Lionel Sterling
Frank Sully ... Louie Slapcovitch
Gordon Jones ... O'Brien
Georges Metaxa ... Jean Rovere
Charles Halton ... Dr. Streeter
Joseph Eggenton ... Dr. Nielson
Paul McAllister ... Dean Lawton
Chester Clute ... Johnson
Hal K. Dawson ... Charlie
Edward Van Sloan ... Burkhardt
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min (TCM print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #6039) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

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Trivia:
Several people are in studio records/casting call lists as cast members, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Edgar Buchanan (Doorman), Walter Sande (Charlie's Photographer), Frank Darien (Greenwich Editor), William Austin (Hotel Manager), Nell Roy (Telegraph Operator) and Mary Gordon (Scrub Woman). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Tim is passed out drunk on June's bed, the hair on his forehead disappears and then reappears between shots. more
Quotes:
John R. Pierce: You know, he's stubborn.
June Cameron: That's an understatement.
Dr. Timothy Sterling: [from the bedroom] Where are my pants!
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Soundtrack:
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) more

FAQ

Why is the PCA certificate number listed as 6039 when onscreen it is clearly 3052?
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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
another mixed up Loretta Young love story from the 1940's, 27 August 2007
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Author: ksf-2 from southwest US

Loretta Young (Kismet, zillions of romantic stories on love & marriage) is successful author June Cameron, who gets tangled up with Dr. Sterling (Ray Milland - Lost Weekend, the Major and the Minor). He agrees to help her out of a jam, but of course, their "resolution" causes problems in his own life, and later, problems in her life. Supporting roles by Reginald Gardiner (from the Man who came to Dinner) and also Gail Patrick. Many similarities here to the 1945 film "Christmas in Connecticut" with Barbara Stanwyck, but they credit different story authors. Loretta Young always reminds me of Ann Marie from the TV show "That Girl" -- thru a series of misunderstandings she herself has caused, she drags everyone around her into this huge ball of confusion, and has to straighten everything out at the last minute. Silly but fun. This flick could have been an episode of "Three's Company".

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