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11 July 1952 (Finland)
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The nearly-final divorce of the Halsworths suddenly gets complicated when Miriam's old flame comes to town. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Claudette Colbert | ... | Miriam Halsworth |
 | Macdonald Carey | ... | Hugh Halsworth |
| Zachary Scott | ... | Victor Macfarland |
 | Barbara Bates | ... | Barbara Denham |
 | Robert Wagner | ... | Jerry Denham |
 | Marilyn Monroe | ... | Joyce Mannering |
 | Frank Cady | ... | Ferguson |
| Harry Harvey | ... | Postman (as Harry Harvey Sr.) |
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| Betty Jane Bowen | ... | Secretary (uncredited) |
| Harry Denny | ... | Hotel Manager (uncredited) |
| Abe Dinovitch | ... | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Joan Fisher | ... | Baby Annabella (uncredited) |
 | Kathleen Freeman | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Paul Gerrits | ... | Milkman (uncredited) |
| Jim Hayward | ... | Pete the Gardener (uncredited) |
| James Magill | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Mather | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Renny McEvoy | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Roger Moore | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Vicki Raaf | ... | Peggy - Hugh's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Michael Ross | ... | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Ralph Sanford | ... | Police Lieutenant (uncredited) |
| Carol Savage | ... | Miss Jessup (uncredited) |
| Frank Sully | ... | Laborer (uncredited) |
| Beverly Thompson | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Wilson Wood | ... | Reporter (uncredited) |
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| Richard Sale | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Mortimer Braus | story | |
| I.A.L. Diamond | ||
| F. Hugh Herbert | ||
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| Robert Bassler | .... | producer | |
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| Cyril J. Mockridge | (as Cyril Mockridge) | ||
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| Lucien Ballard | |||
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| Robert Fritch | |||
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| Albert Hogsett | |||
| Lyle R. Wheeler | (as Lyle Wheeler) | ||
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| Paul S. Fox | |||
| Thomas Little | |||
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| Charles Le Maire | |||
| Renié | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Ben Nye | .... | makeup artist | |
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| Eli Dunn | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
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| Harry M. Leonard | .... | sound | |
| E. Clayton Ward | .... | sound | |
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| Fred Sersen | .... | special photographic effects | |
Music Department | |||
| Bernard Mayers | .... | orchestrator | |
| Lionel Newman | .... | musical director | |
| Edward B. Powell | .... | orchestrator (as Edward Powell) | |
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- Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1951) (USA) (theatrical)
- Fox Films (1952) (Finland) (theatrical)
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77 min
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Hugh Halsworth:Would you like to meet him?
Joyce Mannering:Who wouldn't want to meet a man who has millions, who isn't even bald?
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Joyce Mannering:Who wouldn't want to meet a man who has millions, who isn't even bald?
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Featured in "Biography: Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess" (1994)See more »
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Let's Make It Legal is an amiable lightweight comedy that gave Marilyn Monroe a featured role in her days on the rise as a legend. The stars are Claudette Colbert and MacDonald Carey who are calling the marriage quits after over 20 years. Waiting in the wings is an old beau of Claudette, Zachary Scott who lost Claudette to Carey back in the day and has gone on to become a captain of industry and awaiting a presidential appointment besides.
The reason for the divorce is Carey's drinking and gambling. His only other indulgence is his garden where he's grown some prize rose bushes.
Two other interested parties are their son-in-law Robert Wagner and daughter Barbara Bates who live with Claudette with their baby girl. Bates won't leave the mother alone and wants her parents back together. Wagner wants to have their own home and if she won't get back together with Carey, Wagner will push a marriage with Scott.
Carey should have done more comedy in his career, he had a nice light touch and does a marvelous drunk act. Colbert is a veteran comedy performer and the part was definitely no strain on her. Still Let's Make It Legal will never be among her top fifty. And Scott is shown up to be something of a cad in the end.
The nucleus of this story is how Carey won her and what he does to win her back. Fans of the main players should enjoy Let's Make It Legal and others will to.