Faithful in My Fashion (1946)

Director:

Sidney Salkow

Writer:

Lionel Houser

Stars:

Donna Reed, Tom Drake, Edward Everett Horton

Cast

Credited cast:
Donna Reed	...	Jean 'Chunky' Kendrick
Tom Drake	...	Jeff Compton
Edward Everett Horton	...	Hiram Dilworthy
Spring Byington	...	Miss Mary Swanson
Sig Ruman	...	Professor Boris Riminoffsky
Harry Davenport	...	Great Grandpa
William 'Bill' Phillips	...	1st Barfly
Margaret Hamilton	...	Miss Applegate
Hobart Cavanaugh	...	Mr. Wilson
Warner Anderson	...	Walter Medcraft
Connie Gilchrist	...	Mrs. Murphy
Fred Essler	...	Nikolai
Wilson Wood	...	Henry Stute
Jack Overman	...	2nd Barfly
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edward Gargan	...	Cop (scenes deleted)

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 August 1946 (USA)

Also Known As:

Det handlar om kärlek

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Miss Swanson: Don't they look nice together? I think people who look nice together *should* get married. It's so beneficial for the children.

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Connections

Referenced in Forecast (1945)

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Soundtracks

"Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time"
(uncredited)
Music by Nathaniel Shilkret

User Reviews

Hail the conquering hero! But don't tell him the truth!

This is kind of a lightweight comic version of "The Best Years of Our Lives." A soldier returns from World War II on a final two-week leave before getting out of the service. Visiting the New York department store where he used to work, he declares that he intends to go back to being a stock clerk and marry the girl he left behind in the stockroom. But things have changed: The girlfriend is now a store executive, and she's engaged to another man.

Sympathetic workers at the store devise an elaborate plan to fool the young vet for two weeks, making him believe things are just as he left them. They even talk the old girlfriend into playing along, but obviously their real hope is that love will be rekindled.

OK, give it credit for a cute premise. But as a comedy of mix-ups, this one doesn't work especially well. It's more likable than funny. (The most amusing character by far is the insecure new fiancé, but he's barely on screen.) Best enjoyed as a period piece.

It's interesting to see Donna Reed and Barbara Billingsley in a movie together, although Billingsley's role is very small. Who could have guessed that in just a few years, these two would be America's most beloved TV mothers? Nobody.