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18 November 1949 (USA)
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Rosalind returns to comedy...with a BANG!
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Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a Federal judgeship, but her nomination is opposed...
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Disorder In The Court
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Cast
(in credits order) | 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 |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Jessie Arnold | ... | Spinster (uncredited) |
| Polly Bailey | ... | Dumpy Woman (uncredited) |
| John P. Barrett | ... | Croupier (uncredited) |
| Louise Beavers | ... | Cleo, Marsha's Maid (uncredited) |
| Anne Beck | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Brooks Benedict | ... | Minor Role (uncredited) |
 | Billy Bevan | ... | Winston - Kitty's Butler (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | ... | Senate Committee Observer (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | ... | Roulette Croupier (uncredited) |
| Michael Cisney | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Boyd Davis | ... | Chairman at Senate Hearing (uncredited) |
| Irmgard Dawson | ... | Cigarette Girl In Restaurant (uncredited) |
| Edward Emerson | ... | Transportation Clerk (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | ... | Senate Committee Observer (uncredited) |
 | Pat Flaherty | ... | Policeman in Gambling House Raid (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Steven Geray | ... | Francois, Headwaiter (uncredited) |
| Thurston Hall | ... | Sen. Caswell (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | ... | Party Guest at Kitty's (uncredited) |
| Maggie Hathaway | ... | Maid (uncredited) |
| Stuart Holmes | ... | Senate Committee Observer (uncredited) |
| Ted Jordan | ... | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Kenner G. Kemp | ... | Senate Committee Observer (uncredited) |
| Billy Lechner | ... | Elevator Boy (uncredited) |
| Robert Malcolm | ... | Texan (uncredited) |
| Nita Mathews | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Harold Miller | ... | Hotel Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Ralph Montgomery | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| William Newell | ... | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Jay Novello | ... | Gancellos (uncredited) |
| William J. O'Brien | ... | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Franklin Parker | ... | Outgoing Reporter (uncredited) |
| Hank Patterson | ... | Sleigh Driver (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Sayre | ... | Elevator Extra / Gambling House Extra (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | ... | Senate Committee Observer (uncredited) |
| Frank Sully | ... | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Vaughan | ... | Dumpy Woman in Elevator (uncredited) |
| Herb Vigran | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Peter Virgo | ... | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Nick Volpe | ... | Passenger (uncredited) |
| Harlan Warde | ... | Joe, Pete's Associate (uncredited) |
| Ben Welden | ... | Augie (uncredited) |
 | Dooley Wilson | ... | Pullman Porter (uncredited) |
| Eric Wilton | ... | Kitty's Chauffeur / Bartender (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Norman Foster | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Nat Perrin | (screenplay) | |
| Roland Kibbee | (additional dialogue) | |
| Devery Freeman | (story) | |
| Allan Scott | contributor to screenplay (uncredited) | |
Produced by | |||
| Buddy Adler | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Werner R. Heymann | |||
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| Joseph Walker | (director of photography) | ||
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| Charles Nelson | |||
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| Carl Anderson | |||
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| William Kiernan | |||
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| Jean Louis | (gowns) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Helen Hunt | .... | hair stylist | |
| Fred B. Phillips | .... | makeup supervisor (as Fred Phillips) | |
Production Management | |||
| Jack Fier | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Sam Nelson | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| George Cooper | .... | sound engineer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| George Hager | .... | gaffer (uncredited) | |
| Irving Klein | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Irving Lippman | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Emil Oster | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Pat Sutherland | .... | grip (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Joan Joseff | .... | costume jeweller (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Morris Stoloff | .... | musical director | |
| Harold Byrns | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Dorothy Cumming | .... | script supervisor (uncredited) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Pictures (1949) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia Film-Verleih (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- GoodTimes Home Video (1990) (USA) (VHS)
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87 min
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Finland:S | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 (nf) | USA:Approved (PCA #13755) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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"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.See more »
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Tell It To The Judge finds Rosalind Russell cast once again as career woman, in this case a lawyer about to be made a federal judge through the machinations of her grandfather Harry Davenport. But Senator Thurston Hall is questioning her character on the grounds of a messy divorce. Shows you how old fashioned this film has become and how terribly dated.
Her ex-husband wants her back and Bob Cummings as the ex does get her back, kind of, sort of. But after that it all gets kind of wild as she uses Gig Young as a foil against Cummings and Bob keeps getting in trouble trying to hide witness Marie McDonald in one of his cases because Bob is a lawyer as well.
What director Norman Foster did well with were some great supporting player performances from a cast of seasoned Hollywood professionals. I think the two most memorable are Clem Bevans as a lighthouse keeper with a side contract from Cupid and Douglass Dumbrille as Cummings playboy client. That one was really a case of reverse casting because Dumbrille is best known for playing slick villains, but I wish there had been more of him as the merry making playboy.
Tell It To The Judge is certainly dated, but while it's not Rosalind Russell's best her fans will not be disappointed.