While on a business trip, an ambitious young lawyer meets and immediately falls in love with a stranger. They wed the following day, and tragedy soon strikes.
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| Carole Lombard | ... | Jane Mason | |
| James Stewart | ... | John Horace Mason | |
| Charles Coburn | ... | Judge Joseph M. Doolittle | |
| Lucile Watson | ... | Mrs. Harriet Mason | |
| Eddie Quillan | ... | Conway | |
| Alma Kruger | ... | Sister Madeline | |
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Young lawyer meets and marries girl after knowing her one day. Takes bride home to meet his mother who disapproves of the marriage. Lawyer thinks everything will be fine as he moves up the ladder of the law firm. He doesn't and things get tough. A baby makes things even tougher. Written by Jack Pfeifer <jackhpfeifer@yahoo.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 February 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Le lien sacré See more »Company Credits
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Judge Joseph M. Doolittle: I didn't. I don't approve of honeymoons. A waste of time.
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(1893) (uncredited)
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
Sung a cappella by the office workers with modified lyrics
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Seven actors listed in records for this movie were not seen in the final print. They are (with their character names) Jack Mulhall (Rock Springs Radio Operator), Arthur Gardner (Iowa City Radio Operator), John M. Sullivan (John Hopkins Chemist), John Austin (Allentown Radio Operator), and the three doctors, Robert Strange, Perry Ivins and Gladden James. See more »Goofs
When John Mason (Jimmy Stewart) visits Judge Doolittle's home in the middle of the night, as John is pleading with the judge's brother Simon to wake up the judge, Simon mouths the exact words John is saying as he is saying them, showing his memorization of the script. See more »Quotes
John Horace 'Johnny' Mason: Judge, eh, we, eh, when two people get married they usually go on a honeymoon.Judge Joseph M. Doolittle: I didn't. I don't approve of honeymoons. A waste of time.
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Opening credits start with hands signing "Carole Lombard" and "James Stewart" to a marriage license. See more »Alternate Versions
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Happy Birthday to You(1893) (uncredited)
Written by Mildred J. Hill and Patty S. Hill
Sung a cappella by the office workers with modified lyrics
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James Stewart and Carole Lombard meet and marry on impulse while Stewart is in Boston on a case.
When they get back to New York the two of them go through a lot of the trials that newlyweds do, a seemingly unfeeling and uncomprehending boss, a bitter mother-in-law for Lombard, a new baby and then a sick toddler. I guess the fact that they get through it all is proof that they were indeed Made for Each Other.
Other reviewers have noted some similarities between It's A Wonderful Life and Penny Serenade. They are certainly there. What's not there is the screwball comedy that we remember Carole Lombard for. No laughs in this one, she plays this quite seriously and shows her versatility.
Stewart however is pure Stewart. It's as if Jefferson Smith had gone to law school instead of becoming a Boy Ranger. He's so idealistic and full of hope as he starts married life with Lombard. As he appeals to Charles Coburn for financial help to save his kid, the whole audience in the theaters must have felt along with him.
The two have some problems keeping household staff and when they find one they really like, their budget crunch forces them to let Louise Beavers go. Though it sure has some racial clichés in it, my favorite moment comes from Louise Beavers in that scene with Carole Lombard as Lombard tells her they will have to discharge her. Beavers is a woman with real heart and soul and her words of comfort to Lombard never fail to move me.
For fans of melodramatic soap opera and the two stars. Some may find Made for Each Other too saccharine, but I like it.