Too Dangerous to Love (1950)
"Perfect Strangers" (original title)

Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan, serving on a sequestered jury during a murder trial, fall in love. She is divorced, he is married.

Director:

Bretaigne Windust

Writers:

Edith R. Sommer (screenplay), George Oppenheimer (adaptation),

Stars:

Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, Thelma Ritter

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ginger Rogers	...	Theresa (Terry) Scott
Dennis Morgan	...	David Campbell
Thelma Ritter	...	Lena Fassler
Margalo Gillmore	...	Isobel Bradford
Anthony Ross	...	Robert (Bob) Fisher
Howard Freeman	...	Arthur Timkin
Alan Reed	...	Harry Patullo
Paul Ford	...	Judge James Byron
Harry Bellaver	...	Gabor Simkiewicz, Bailiff
George Chandler	...	Lester Hubley
Frank Conlan	...	John Brokaw (as Frank Conlin)
Charles Meredith	...	Lyle Pettijohn
Marjorie Bennett	...	Mrs. Moore
Edith Evanson	...	Mary Travers
Sumner Getchell	...	John Simon

Storyline

Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan, serving on a sequestered jury during a murder trial, fall in love. She is divorced, he is married.

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Plot Keywords:

based on play

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 August 1951 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Intermezzo matrimoniale

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

During the jury selection process, a name is selected and read, whereupon the name is typed out on a list. The first name is read, then a second, but when we see the list another name, one not read out, has been added in between.

User Reviews

Forgotten Ginger Rogers/Dennis Morgan film deserves a look...

Ginger Rogers didn't have too much luck in her choice of material by the time the late '40s rolled around--except for a reunion with Fred Astaire in 'The Barkleys of Broadway' most of her dramatic films were a disappointment--but 'Perfect Strangers' has a well-written script from a play by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. The two stars play jurors who find themselves on a jury panel for a murder trial. Sequestered, they fall in love despite the fact that Dennis Morgan is married, unhappily. The suspense comes from wondering what will happen to their relationship when the trial ends.

Ginger had wanted to work with Dennis Morgan since their last teaming in 'Kitty Foyle'. Under Bretaigne Windust's sensitive direction, the two stars give interesting performances. Among the supporting roles, Thelma Ritter delivers her usual competent work. Well worth viewing, but not yet released to video. You'll have to catch it on one of the cable stations.