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Made for Each Other

  • 19391939
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 32m
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6.3/10
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James Stewart and Carole Lombard in Made for Each Other (1939)
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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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.7K
YOUR RATING
    • John Cromwell
    • Jo Swerling(screenplay)
    • Rose Franken(suggested by a story by)
    • Frank Ryan(contributor: humorous situations)
  • Stars
    • Carole Lombard
    • James Stewart
    • Charles Coburn
    • John Cromwell
    • Jo Swerling(screenplay)
    • Rose Franken(suggested by a story by)
    • Frank Ryan(contributor: humorous situations)
  • Stars
    • Carole Lombard
    • James Stewart
    • Charles Coburn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 60User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
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    James Stewart and Carole Lombard in Made for Each Other (1939)
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    Carole Lombard
    Carole Lombard
    • Jane Mason
    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • John Horace Mason
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
    Lucile Watson
    Lucile Watson
    • Mrs. Harriet Mason
    Eddie Quillan
    Eddie Quillan
    • Conway
    Alma Kruger
    Alma Kruger
    • Sister Madeline
    Irving Bacon
    Irving Bacon
    • Newark Radio Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Raymond Bailey
    Raymond Bailey
    • Salt Lake City Hospital Chemist
    • (uncredited)
    Bonnie Belle Barber
    • John Mason Jr. - Infant
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Lily - Cook #3
    • (uncredited)
    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • Jim Hatton
    • (uncredited)
    Donald Briggs
    Donald Briggs
    • Mr. Carter
    • (uncredited)
    Harlan Briggs
    Harlan Briggs
    • Judge
    • (uncredited)
    Lane Chandler
    Lane Chandler
    • Ranger on Telephone
    • (uncredited)
    Frederick Chapin
    • Younger Doolittle
    • (uncredited)
    Russ Clark
    Russ Clark
    • Omaha Radio Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Monte Collins
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    James Conaty
    • Co-Worker
    • (uncredited)
      • John Cromwell
      • Jo Swerling(screenplay)
      • Rose Franken(suggested by a story by)
      • Frank Ryan(contributor: humorous situations) (uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      David O. Selznick's experience of trying to have life-saving serum flown in for his critically ill brother was the basis for the flying sequences ending the movie.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Lily, Cook #3: Never let the seeds stop you from enjoying the watermelon.

      Jane: That's all right if you've got a watermelon.

      Lily, Cook #3: You mustn't say that, Miss Mason. Yous got your watermelon, but you chokes yourself up on all them little seeds. I always say "Spit 'em out! Spit 'em out before they spoil the taste for the melon."

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits start with hands signing "Carole Lombard" and "James Stewart" to a marriage license.
    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cow Belles (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Made For Each Other
      (1939) (uncredited)
      Music by Oscar Levant
      Lyrics by Harry Tobias
      Written for the movie and probably played instrumentally

    User reviews60

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    4/10
    Stewart or Lombard, Not Made For Each Other
    James Stewart plays Johnny Mason, lawyer. Carole Lombard is Jane Mason, wife. Lucile Watson the mother-in-law Harriet Mason. Johnny sees Jane and quickly marries her. Mother is disappointed. Mother lives with them. Many troubles are ahead. Jane can't cook. Can't set the table. Can't do many things according to mother. The interaction between daughter-in-law and mother are the highlights of this film. Stewart and Lombard are married but just don't have any real magic on screen. Stewart is Stewart. He is good as a timid husband and son but this doesn't carry the film. Can baby Mason build bridges between Jane and Harriet? A believable film for those that are married.
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    • jcholguin
    • Oct 3, 2004

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    • Release date
      • February 10, 1939 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Ruess Ranch, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Selznick International Pictures
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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Black and White

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