Without Reservations (1946)

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous ... See full summary »

Director:

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers:

Andrew Solt (screenplay), Jane Allen (novel),

Stars:

Claudette Colbert, John Wayne, Don DeFore

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Claudette Colbert	...	Kit
John Wayne	...	Rusty
Don DeFore	...	Dink
Anne Triola	...	Connie
Phil Brown	...	Soldier
Frank Puglia	...	Ortega
Thurston Hall	...	Baldwin
Dona Drake	...	Dolores
Fernando Alvarado	...	Mexican Boy
Charles Arnt	...	Salesman
Louella Parsons	...	Louella Parsons (as Miss Louella Parsons)

Storyline

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't know she is the author of the famous book, and who don't think much of the ideas it proposes. She and Rusty are greatly attracted, but she doesn't know how to deal with his disdain for the book's author.

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Plot Keywords:

train | orchid | writing | gas station | love at first sight | 

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Taglines:

Claudette on a Pullman without a ticket...He-man Wayne aboard without a care!...Laugh-power setting for the screen's most sparkling gem of excitingly amorous adventure!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

13 May 1946 (USA)

Also Known As:

Thanks God, I'll Take It from Here

Box Office

Budget:

$1,683,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on August 26, 1946 with Claudette Colbert reprising her film role.

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Goofs

When the three travelers go to the Ortega property, the road is a fairly steep hill that curves to the left. When they leave, they drive down a road with an "S" curve that is on nearly flat ground.

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Connections

References Gone with the Wind (1939)

User Reviews

Cute, fun and romantic comedy!

Hello, I have loved this movie since I was 10 in 1947. I love John Wayne and Claudette Colbert in everything they do. This is such a cute, fun and romantic comedy it makes a person want to really "be there". It reminds me of "It happened One Night" with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, from a few years earlier. I love that movie, also.

Such fun! Thank you for listening. Florence Stockton Reno, Nevada