Unfaithfully Yours (1948)

Set to music, a symphony conductor envisions multiple possible scenarios for dealing with his wife's infidelity.

Director:

Preston Sturges

Writer:

Preston Sturges (original screenplay written by)

Stars:

Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallee

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rex Harrison	...	Sir Alfred De Carter
Linda Darnell	...	Daphne De Carter
Rudy Vallee	...	August Henshler
Barbara Lawrence	...	Barbara Henshler
Kurt Kreuger	...	Tony Windborn
Lionel Stander	...	Hugo Standoff
Edgar Kennedy	...	Detective Sweeney
Al Bridge	...	House Detective (as Alan Bridge)
Julius Tannen	...	O'Brien
Torben Meyer	...	Dr. Schultz

Storyline

Sir Alfred De Carter suspects his wife of infidelity. While conducting a symphony orchestra, he imagines three different ways of dealing with the situation. When the concert ends, he tries acting out his fantasies, but things do not go as well in reality as they did in his imagination.

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Plot Keywords:

conductor | symphony | infidelity | detective | jealousy | 

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Taglines:

Will somebody "get her" tonite?

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 December 1948 (USA)

Also Known As:

Symphony Story

Filming Locations:

Stage 3, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Carole Landis, who was dating Harrison at the time, was originally to play Daphne. But personal problems between them caused her to be replaced by Linda Darnell.

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Goofs

"Antigonish", a town in Nova Scotia, is mispronounced by an airline official at the beginning of the film.

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Quotes

Barbara: You see, some men just naturally make you think of Brut champagne. With others you think of prune juice.
August Henshler: Oh, ho!
Barbara: You have nothing to laugh at!

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Connections

Remade as Unfaithfully Yours (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Jingle Bells"
(1857) (uncredited)
Music by James Pierpont
Played on a music box several times

User Reviews

Seems to be under-appreciated by your users

I was surprised to see only one comment on this film in your files. It's been one of my all-time favorites since I was a youngster about the time it was made. Now that I'm reminded by looking it up here that it was a Preston Sturges film I can see why that's so. His classic comedies were unique. It must be also one of Rex Harrison's greatest films. Being a professional musician myself I can especially appreciate the symphonic ambience in which it takes place. I can also appreciate the possible parody Sturges might have had in mind of the great British conductor of those days, Sir Thomas Beecham. The greatest and most memorable visual effect of the movie (I've certainly remembered it all these years most vividly) happened when the Harrison character has to look up the directions for using the recording machine on which he was going to fake the evidence of his wife's still being alive. Onto the screen flashes the most outrageously complex electrical diagram comprehensible only to a professional electrician. This symbolized the inability of modern man to cope with advanced technology. One of the most hilarious moments in film I've ever seen. More viewers should catch up with this one.