Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)Director:Robert B. SinclairWriters:S.K. Lauren (screenplay), Owen Davis (from the play "Mr. and Mrs. North" by), 2 more credits » |
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Mr. and Mrs. North (1942)Director:Robert B. SinclairWriters:S.K. Lauren (screenplay), Owen Davis (from the play "Mr. and Mrs. North" by), 2 more credits » |
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| Gracie Allen | ... |
Pamela North
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William Post Jr. | ... |
Gerald P. North
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Paul Kelly | ... |
Lieutenant Weigand
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Rose Hobart | ... |
Carol Brent
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Virginia Grey | ... |
Jane Wilson
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Tom Conway | ... |
Louis Berex
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Felix Bressart | ... |
Arthur Talbot
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Stuart Crawford | ... |
Stuart Blanton
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Porter Hall | ... |
George Heyler
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| Millard Mitchell | ... |
Mullins
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Lucien Littlefield | ... |
Barnes
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Inez Cooper | ... |
Mabel Harris
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| Keye Luke | ... |
Kumi
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Jerome Cowan | ... |
Ben Wilson
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Fortunio Bonanova | ... |
Buano
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Gracie Allen and William Post, Jr. are the Norths in "Mr. and Mrs. North," based on the characters created by Francis and Richard Lockridge. Actually, all the studio did was take the names and attempt to make them into Thin Man ripoffs. I read a lot of Mr. and Mrs. North books, and all I remember is that they drank like fish and had a college-age son.
This is a fun mystery, with Gracie being Gracie, but William Post, Jr. is not quite right for her. Of course her ideal partner was George Burns, who looked upon her antics with wry humor. Post kind of sighs and gives up. Also given the way he acts, it's kind of hard to figure out why they got married.
Felix Bressart is a riot as the Fowler Brush Man who is summoned to the D.A.'s office and keeps introducing himself as "The Fowler Brush Man" and getting thrown out of every office. Great to see a young Virginia Grey, too, and Jerome Cowan, Tom Conway, Fortunio Bonanova as the landlord, and Paul Kelly as the detective on the murder case. He cringes every time he hears the name "Mrs. North." You might too, so watch at your own risk.