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Marriage Is a Private Affair

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 56m
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5.9/10
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Lana Turner and John Hodiak in Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
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Theo has had many boyfriends who wanted to marry her. Since her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been married many times, Theo is unsure of commitment. Without much thought, she finally accepts th... Read allTheo has had many boyfriends who wanted to marry her. Since her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been married many times, Theo is unsure of commitment. Without much thought, she finally accepts the proposal of Air Corps Lieutenant Tom West. After the honeymoon, Tom's father dies and To... Read allTheo has had many boyfriends who wanted to marry her. Since her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been married many times, Theo is unsure of commitment. Without much thought, she finally accepts the proposal of Air Corps Lieutenant Tom West. After the honeymoon, Tom's father dies and Tom goes into the defense industry. When Theo has a baby, she hates the idea of being matron... Read all
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    • Robert Z. Leonard
  • Writers
    • David Hertz(screen play by)
    • Lenore J. Coffee(screen play by)
    • Judith Kelly(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Lana Turner
    • James Craig
    • John Hodiak
    • Robert Z. Leonard
  • Writers
    • David Hertz(screen play by)
    • Lenore J. Coffee(screen play by)
    • Judith Kelly(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Lana Turner
    • James Craig
    • John Hodiak
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Lana Turner
    Lana Turner
    • Theo West
    James Craig
    James Craig
    • Captain Miles Lancing
    John Hodiak
    John Hodiak
    • Lieutenant Tom West
    Frances Gifford
    Frances Gifford
    • Sissy Mortimer
    Hugh Marlowe
    Hugh Marlowe
    • Joseph I. Murdock
    Natalie Schafer
    Natalie Schafer
    • Mrs. Selworth
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Major Bob Wilton
    Herbert Rudley
    Herbert Rudley
    • Ted Mortimer
    Paul Cavanagh
    Paul Cavanagh
    • Mr. Selworth
    Morris Ankrum
    Morris Ankrum
    • Ed Scofield
    Jane Green
    • Martha
    Tom Drake
    Tom Drake
    • Bill Rice
    Shirley Patterson
    Shirley Patterson
    • Mary Saunders
    Neal Dodd
    • Minister
    • (as Rev. Neal Dodd)
    Nana Bryant
    Nana Bryant
    • Nurse
    Cecilia Callejo
    Cecilia Callejo
    • Senora Guizman
    Virginia Brissac
    Virginia Brissac
    • Mrs. Courtland West
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Ned Bolton
      • Robert Z. Leonard
    • Writers
      • David Hertz(screen play by)
      • Lenore J. Coffee(screen play by)
      • Judith Kelly(based on the novel by)
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    • Trivia
      Tennessee Williams, then little-known, contributed some additional dialogue to the film without credit.
    • Goofs
      When Lana Turner carries "Tommie" out of the room after midnight on his birthday, you can see a hand reach for the doorknob on the other side.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Courtland West: You? My dear boy. Nobody's interested in you anymore. You're just the father.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits are shown over the blank pages of a "marriage memories" album.
    • Connections
      Featured in Lana Turner... a Daughter's Memoir (2001)

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    6/10
    Gotta love that Lana
    Lana Turner was a true movie star, and she again proves it in this vehicle, "Marriage is a Private Affair," from 1944, which stars Lana with John Hodiak and James Craig. The Taylors, the Gables et al. were off fighting the war.

    Turner plays a young woman, Theo, extremely popular with the men, who marries a soldier (Hodiak) whom she barely knows, Lieutenant Tom West. Nevertheless, they are happy at first, and have a son. But Tom's work keeps him busy for hours on end, and Theo starts to miss all the attention she once had. She also misses being perceived as a young beauty; now she's a married woman with a child. Because Theo comes from a family where her mother (Natalie Schaefer) was much married and divorced, Theo begins to worry that she's not cut out for marriage, especially when an old beau (Braig) puts the moves on her, and she's tempted.

    "Marriage is a Private Affair" is overly long, and the script isn't much, but it was no doubt relevant in wartime when women married men in haste who then went overseas.

    This film is really all Lana, absolutely gorgeous, with her beautiful face, figure, and soft speaking voice, a vivacious, flirtatious, and sexy woman who still had elements of a young girl. She really had something special. Later in her life, the energy drained from her, and the scandals, the smoking, drinking, and sun damage all took effect, even if she remained beautiful. But the effervescence was gone.

    Back in the late '30s and into the '40s, Lana's star presence could - and did - elevate the most tedious of films. Later on, with the big sunglasses, fur coat and head covered with a scarf, she did, too, but for different reasons. This film is pleasant enough - without her, it wouldn't be worth watching. I highly recommend it if you're not familiar with the young Lana.
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    • Release date
      • August 23, 1944 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
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      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 56 minutes
      • Black and White

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