Tell It to the Judge (1949)

Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a Federal judgeship, but her nomination is opposed by a 'Good-Government' group who think her divorce makes her unfit for the job. This... See full summary »

Director:

Norman Foster

Writers:

Nat Perrin (screenplay), Roland Kibbee (additional dialogue),

Stars:

Rosalind Russell, Robert Cummings, Gig Young

Cast

Cast overview:
Rosalind Russell	...	Marsha Meredith
Robert Cummings	...	Peter B. 'Pete' Webb
Gig Young	...	Alexander Darvac
Marie McDonald	...	Ginger Simmons
Harry Davenport	...	Judge MacKenzie Meredith
Fay Baker	...	Valerie Hobson
Katherine Warren	...	Kitty Lawton (as Katharine Warren)
Douglass Dumbrille	...	George Ellerby
Clem Bevans	...	Alonzo K. Roogle
Grandon Rhodes	...	Ken Craig

Storyline

Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a Federal judgeship, but her nomination is opposed by a 'Good-Government' group who think her divorce makes her unfit for the job. This evolves into situations, happening in Flordia, New England, Washington D.C. and the Adirondacks, such as the misunderstood husband trying to win back his wife, and the misunderstood wife trying to make her husband jealous, and one case of mistaken identity after another, after another.

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Plot Keywords:

divorce | misunderstanding | judge | mistaken identity | washington d.c. | 

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Taglines:

Rosalind returns to comedy...with a BANG!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 1949 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flitterwochen mit Hindernissen

Filming Locations:

Snow Valley, San Bernardino Mountains, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 2, 1950 with Rosalind Russell and Robert Cummings reprising their film roles.

User Reviews

Cummings proves that comedy was his real forte...

The usual misunderstandings and bickering between husband and wife keep things adrift in TELL IT TO THE JUDGE, a comedy that actually sparkles once in awhile but is sometimes too trite to be more than a passable screwball comedy.

The most charming sequence involves Russell and Cummings finding themselves on the doorstep of a lighthouse run by CLEM BEAVER and having to stay the night, sleeping apart, with Cummings forced to spend much of the night shooing away the huge dog that takes a liking to him. But most of the time, the comedy gets bogged down in a series of misunderstandings that could easily have been cleared up if somebody told the truth once in awhile.

ROSALIND RUSSELL, as the judge trying to protect her reputation, does her usual fine job with a comic flair that has her handling fast dialog with her usual dexterity. But in this case, it's ROBERT CUMMINGS who gets some of the best moments, proving how adept he was as the bumbling kind of man who gets caught up in screwy situations.

The breezy script has them fighting throughout before the misunderstandings can be cleared up. MARIE McDONALD and GIG YOUNG are thoroughly wasted in supporting roles, but it doesn't matter because most of the comedy is carried by ROBERT CUMMINGS in one of his best light comedy roles. GIG YOUNG does manage to be amusing in a couple of well played sequences but fortunately had better roles in romantic comedies later on in his career.

Passes the time pleasantly enough with some nice chemistry between Russell and Cummings.