When Ladies Meet (1941 film)
When Ladies Meet | |
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Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
Written by | S.K. Lauren Anita Loos Leon Gordon John Meehan (screenwriter) |
Based on | When Ladies Meet 1932 play by Rachel Crothers |
Produced by | Robert Z. Leonard Orville O. Dull |
Starring | Joan Crawford Robert Taylor Greer Garson Herbert Marshall |
Cinematography | Robert H. Planck |
Edited by | Robert Kern |
Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $640,000[1] |
Box office | $1,846,000[1] |
When Ladies Meet is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall and Spring Byington.[2] The screenplay by S.K. Lauren and Anita Loos was based upon a 1932 play by Rachel Crothers. Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, director Leonard also coproduced along with Orville O. Dull. The film was a remake of the 1933 pre-Code film of the same name, which had starred Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery and Frank Morgan in the roles played by Garson, Crawford, Taylor and Marshall.
Plot[edit]
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Cast[edit]
- Joan Crawford as Mary 'Minnie' Howard
- Robert Taylor as Jimmy Lee
- Greer Garson as Mrs. Clare Woodruf
- Herbert Marshall as Rogers Woodruf
- Spring Byington as Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
- Rafael Storm as Walter Del Canto
- Mona Barrie as Mabel Guiness
- Max Willenz as Pierre, Bridget's Summer House Handyman
- Florence Shirley as Janet Hopper
- Leslie Francis as Homer Hopper
- Olaf Hytten as Matthews
- Barbara Bedford as Anna
- Mary Forbes as Freddie's Mother
- Gayne Whitman as Woodruf's Office Manager
- Larry Steers as Mabel's Party Guest
- Jay Eaton as Mabel's Party Guest
- Jean Fenwick as Mabel's Party Guest
Reception[edit]
Howard Barnes of the New York Herald Tribune wrote: "Even when [Crawford] is wearing spectacles, she is not particularly convincing in the part."[3] According to MGM records, the film earned $1,162,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $684,000 in other markets, resulting in a profit of $607,000.[1]
Awards and nominations[edit]
The film earned an Academy Award nomination for art directors Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell and Edwin B. Willis.[4]
Home media[edit]
When Ladies Meet was released on Region 1 DVD on March 23, 2009 as part of the online Warner Bros. Archive Collection.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Fetrow p.570
- ^ Quirk, Lawrence J.. The Films of Joan Crawford. The Citadel Press, 1968.
- ^ "NY Times: When Ladies Meet". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
Bibliography[edit]
- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
External links[edit]
- 1941 films
- American romantic comedy films
- 1941 romantic comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard
- Films scored by Bronisław Kaper
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- American films based on plays
- Films with screenplays by Anita Loos
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s American films
- English-language romantic comedy films