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Love Crazy

  • 19411941
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 39m
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7.4/10
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Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy (1941)
A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.
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A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.A wife suspecting infidelity starts divorce proceedings, so the husband pretends to be insane in order to delay the divorce and clear up the misunderstanding.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
    • Jack Conway
    • William Ludwig(screenplay)
    • Charles Lederer(screenplay)
    • David Hertz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • William Powell
    • Myrna Loy
    • Gail Patrick
    • Jack Conway
    • William Ludwig(screenplay)
    • Charles Lederer(screenplay)
    • David Hertz(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • William Powell
    • Myrna Loy
    • Gail Patrick
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    • 50User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Myrna Loy and Florence Bates in Love Crazy (1941)
    Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Sig Ruman in Love Crazy (1941)
    William Powell and Gail Patrick in Love Crazy (1941)
    William Powell in Love Crazy (1941)
    Myrna Loy in Love Crazy (1941)
    Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy (1941)
    William Powell in Love Crazy (1941)
    William Powell and Gail Patrick in Love Crazy (1941)
    Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy (1941)
    Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy (1941)
    Myrna Loy and William Powell in Love Crazy (1941)
    Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Florence Bates in Love Crazy (1941)

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    William Powell
    William Powell
    • Steve Ireland
    Myrna Loy
    Myrna Loy
    • Susan Ireland
    Gail Patrick
    Gail Patrick
    • Isobel Grayson
    Jack Carson
    Jack Carson
    • Ward Willoughby
    Florence Bates
    Florence Bates
    • Mrs. Cooper
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • George Renny
    Sig Ruman
    Sig Ruman
    • Dr. Wuthering
    • (as Sig Rumann)
    Vladimir Sokoloff
    Vladimir Sokoloff
    • Dr. Klugle
    Donald MacBride
    Donald MacBride
    • 'Pinky' Grayson
    Sara Haden
    Sara Haden
    • Cecilia Landis
    Kathleen Lockhart
    Kathleen Lockhart
    • Mrs. Bristol
    Fern Emmett
    Fern Emmett
    • Martha
    Joseph Crehan
    Joseph Crehan
    • Judge
    George Meeker
    George Meeker
    • DeWest
    Clarence Muse
    Clarence Muse
    • Robert
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Elevator Man
    Richard Allen
    • Private Investigator
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Ames
    • Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
      • Jack Conway
      • William Ludwig(screenplay) (original story)
      • Charles Lederer(screenplay)
      • David Hertz(screenplay) (original story)
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    • Trivia
      William Powell had a mustache for the entire length of his career, but he shaved it off for this movie for the sequences in which his character poses as a woman. Not entirely accurate. He also shaved it off for the prison scenes in Shadow of the Law (1930)
    • Goofs
      When Isobel is trying to hide Steve in her room after he escapes from her husband's shower, a large shadow of the boom microphone can be seen on the curtains in front of the large windows out to the patio.
    • Quotes

      Steve: She's married now - got a husband.

      Susan Ireland: Yeah? Whose husband has she got?

    • Connections
      Featured in You Can't Fool a Camera (1941)
    • Soundtracks
      It's Delightful to Be Married
      (1907) (uncredited)

      Music by Vincent Scotto

      Lyrics by Anna Held

      Played on a record and sung by William Powell in the opening scene

      Variations played as background music often

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    7/10
    William Powell makes a helluva woman
    "Love Crazy" is a rather uneven comedy starring that wonderful team of Myrna Loy and William Powell, along with Jack Carson and Florence Bates. The film starts out one way - a madly in love couple celebrating their fourth anniversary - and then goes another - divorce court.

    When Stephen Ireland (Powell) runs into an old girlfriend (Gail Patrick) living in his building, the fun begins. They spend the evening talking, but due to a variety of circumstances, Susan (Loy) doesn't believe his story and decides to file for divorce immediately. Stephen does everything he can to get his wife back, but as the divorce becomes close to being finalized, he feigns insanity to buy more time.

    Powell is great at slapstick, of course, and there's plenty of it as he slips on the rug his mother-in-law (Bates) gave them and swings upside down from trees. The extra little kick here comes from his scenes in drag, which are phenomenal. Powell is perfect as his own sister and even shaved his trademark mustache! One of the funniest scenes occurs when a thread from his fake breast gets caught on the spindle of the record player and unravels.

    There's little to be said about Powell and Loy - they are always a delight. Jack Carson has a great role as a neighbor interested in Loy. "Willoughby, Ward Willoughby," is how he introduces himself. He's wonderful. Florence Bates is appropriately annoying. Gail Patrick, with her good looks and magnificent voice, has a part that actually disappears for a good deal of the film, but returns later. She's excellent. But Powell in drag is a revelation and the best thing about the film for me.

    I read recently with interest that Don Adams' voice in "Get Smart" was actually modeled on Powell's speaking patterns and pitch. Of course, during this film, I couldn't stop thinking about it and realizing the similarity. Don Adams couldn't have chosen a better model.
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    • Release date
      • May 23, 1941 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
      • Black and White

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