Come Live with Me (1941)

Director:

Clarence Brown

Writers:

Virginia Van Upp (story)
Patterson McNutt (screenplay)

Release Date:

31 January 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Their FIRST TIME together...proves the LAST WORD in ROMANCE!

Plot:

Illegal immigrant and showgirl Johnny Jones is due to be deported from the USA, her only hope is to get married...

Plot Keywords:

Marriage Of Convenience | Immigrant | Marriage | Publisher | Financial Problem

Cast

James Stewart	...	Bill Smith
Hedy Lamarr	...	Johnny Jones
Ian Hunter	...	Barton Kendrick
Verree Teasdale	...	Mrs. Diane Kendrick
Donald Meek	...	Joe Darsie
Barton MacLane	...	Barney Grogan
Edward Ashley	...	Arnold Stafford
Ann Codee	...	Yvonne - Diane's Maid
King Baggot	...	Arthur - Hotel Doorman
Adeline De Walt Reynolds	...	Grandma (as Adeline de Walt Reynolds)
Frank Orth	...	Jerry - the Milkman
Frank Faylen	...	Waiter
Horace McMahon	...	Taxi Driver (as Horace MacMahon)
Greta Meyer	...	Frieda aka Martha

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:G | Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #6917)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The title came from Christopher Marlowe's poem "The Passionate Shepherd". It begins, "Come Live With me, and be my love..."

Quotes:

Grandma: Part of living is meeting tragedy and rising above it. A woman doesn't amount to anything unless she can do it. It takes a long while to learn that that's true.
Johnny Jones: Thank you for telling me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Main Street on the March! (1941)

Soundtrack:

Come Live With Me

Very sweet movie

I was very lucky to caught this movie on TCM and I was really entertained by it very much because it's my favorite actor, James Stewart, is in it. I've never had seen Hedy Lamarr in movie before but she is so beautiful as Johnny. They are wonderful as mismatched couple that they got married in first place, in order to keep Hedy from being deported. It's probably my favorite romantic comedy. Go check this out if you get the chance.