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Writers:
Harvey J. O'Higgins (play) and
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Release Date:
10 June 1944 (USA) more
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Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter hires an private... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Jack Carson ... Jerry Curtis

Jane Wyman ... Susan Courtney
Irene Manning ... Mrs. Vivian Whirtle
Alan Hale ... Walter Whirtle
George Tobias ... Boris Fenilise
Robert Shayne ... Lester Knight
Tala Birell ... Miss Marie Gruber
Ricardo Cortez ... Wilson - aka Fritz Alden
Marjorie Hoshelle ... Miss Elsa Wehmer
Kurt Katch ... Herr von Ritter
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Runtime:
82 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #9977) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

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On the Hiring Line (1919). Comedy/satire. Written by Harvey J. O'Higgins and Harriet Ford. Criterion Theatre: 20 Oct 1919- Dec 1919 (closing date unknown/48 performances). Cast: John Blair, Laura Hope Crews (as "Mrs. Sherman Fessenden"), Donald Gallaher, Minna Gombell (as "Mrs. Billy Capron"), Robert Hudson, Cyril Scott, Vivian Tobin (as "Dorothy Fessenden"), Sidney Toler (as "Ritchie"). Produced by George C. Tyler. Produced by Warner Brothers in 1944 as a Jack Carson vehicle, entitled Make Your Own Bed (1944). more
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Too outdated for 21st century audience, 15 August 2005
Author: David White (dawh1) from Washington DC

This is one of those movies from the first half of the 20th century that is based on a concept that a 21st century viewer can't relate to without some sort of explanation. Much of the conflict revolves around the idea of: "Oh, dear, they think we're married and they expect us to sleep in the same room, but we're not married and therefore we can't possibly sleep in the same room. Whatever will we do?" It wasn't even the idea of having sex outside of marriage that was so horrifying. It was just being in the same room. Maybe an audience in 1944 would have understood that, but in 2005 the reaction is "Who the hell cares if they're married? You don't plan to have sex, don't have sex. Keep your clothes on if you want to. But shut up already about whether you're married or not." It's just too stupid for anybody to care about.

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