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The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)

APPROVED 86 min  -  Drama  -   13 September 1943 (Sweden)
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Director:

Harold S. Bucquet

Writer:

George Oppenheimer (original screen play)

Stars:

Edward Arnold, Fay Bainter and Richard Ney
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Arnold Edward Arnold ...
Elliott Fulton
Fay Bainter Fay Bainter ...
Stella Hadley
Richard Ney ...
Theodore Hadley
Jean Rogers Jean Rogers ...
Patricia Hadley
Sara Allgood Sara Allgood ...
Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick
Spring Byington Spring Byington ...
Cecilia Talbot
Van Johnson ...
Michael Fitzpatrick
Isobel Elsom Isobel Elsom ...
Mrs. Laura Winters
Frances Rafferty Frances Rafferty ...
Sally
Dorothy Morris Dorothy Morris ...
Millie
Halliwell Hobbes Halliwell Hobbes ...
Bennett
Connie Gilchrist Connie Gilchrist ...
Cook
Stephen McNally Stephen McNally ...
Peters (as Horace McNally)
Miles Mander Miles Mander ...
Dr. Leonard V. Meecham
Rags Ragland Rags Ragland ...
Louie (as 'Rags' Ragland)
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Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Home Front | Homefront | World War Two

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Sweden) See more »

Also Known As:

Kriget mot mrs. Hadley See more »

Filming Locations:

Cal-Aero Air School, California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Loew's See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

In the film, Mrs. Hadley's birthday is December 7th and she is dismayed that the events at Pearl Harbor ruin her party. Ironically Fay Bainter who played the title character was born on December 7th. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Mrs. Hadley, Mr. Fulton and Mrs. Fitzgerald leave at the end, they walk out of the house (closing the door behind them) twice. See more »

Connections

Featured in Personalities (1942) See more »

Soundtracks

"Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64"
(1888) (uncredited)
Written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Played during the opening credits
Hummed a bit by Spring Byington
Second movement played extensively on the radio See more »