Suddenly It's Spring (1947)

Fred wants to start a new life with a new wife, but it isn't easy to give Paulette the gate for another mate.

Director:

Mitchell Leisen

Writers:

P.J. Wolfson (screenplay), Claude Binyon (screenplay),

Stars:

Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray, Macdonald Carey

Cast

Credited cast:
Paulette Goddard	...	Mary Morely
Fred MacMurray	...	Peter Morley
Macdonald Carey	...	Jack Lindsay
Arleen Whelan	...	Gloria Fay
Lillian Fontaine	...	Mary's Mother
Frank Faylen	...	Harold Michaels
Frances Robinson	...	WAC Capt. Rogers
Victoria Horne	...	WAC Lt. Billings
Georgia Backus	...	WAC Maj. Cheever
Jean Ruth	...	WAC Cpl. Michaels
Roberta Jonay	...	WAC Sergeant
Willie Best	...	Porter on Train
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Isabel Withers	...	Woman Reporter

Storyline

Captain Mary Morley (Paulette Goddard), WAC marital-relations expert, known as "Captain Lonelyhearts", returns from overseas as escort to some G.I. war brides, and she hopes to patch up the estrangement from Peter Morley (Fred MacMurray), her husband and former law partner. The latter has fallen for beautiful Gloria Fay (Arleen Whelan) and is waiting at the airport with a divorce consent requiring Mary's signature. Peter, hoping to be more persuasive later, asks her to have dinner with him later at the Ski Club. Jack Lindsay (Macdonald Carey), a client of Peter's who has been using their apartment mistakes Mary for one of the intended bridesmaids and asks about Gloria. Now that Mary knows about Gloria, she asks Jack to bring Gloria to the Ski Club dinner. Still in love with Peter, Mary refuses to sign the divorce paper and asks Jack to take her home. Mary is ordered to Fort Sheridan and Peter and Jack board her train - Peter still after her signature and Jack also hoping she will sign...

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Plot Keywords:

ski club | signature | wac | marital relations expert | escort | 

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Taglines:

What she doesn't know about love -- neither does Cupid

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die widerspenstige Gattin

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on March 15, 1948 with Fred MacMurray, Paulette Goddard and Macdonald Carey reprising their film roles.

User Reviews

Goddard/MacMurray duo!

Fred MacMurray and Paulette Goddard made this 1947 film for Paramount which marked their fourth and final picture together. Having appeared together in earlier classics like STANDING ROOM ONLY, THE FOREST RANGERS and ON OUR MERRY WAY [although they didn't perform together in this all star cast].

Paulette comes home from serving as an army officer to find her lawyer husband [MacMurray] wants a divorce. She refuses, and prospective spouses [Macdonal Carey and Arleen Whelan] complicate the couple's situation. Unfortunately a bad script with a worn out subject, didn't help the stars make this a winner. Although both Goddard and MacMurray were at their top form. The supporting cast just didn't have the ability for comedy to keep up with the stars.

This is surprising as Mitchell Leisen [who directed Paulette in one of her outstanding films, KITTY] didn't make much happen in this. I guess it's a matter of the studio assigning a picture and the stars obligated to film it. There is one plus side to this film. The pin-up artist of the time, Vargas, did a stunning full portrait of Paulette. It was used for all the ads for the movie.

This is rarely seen [I have a VHS [a poor one] made for me from the film. The stars looking terrific, couldn't make this film rise above a B rating movie.