A playwright attempts to stop his wife from retiring so she can star in his next play.A playwright attempts to stop his wife from retiring so she can star in his next play.A playwright attempts to stop his wife from retiring so she can star in his next play.
Ernie Adams
- Plumber
- (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
- Church Committee Member
- (uncredited)
Georgia Backus
- Cashier
- (uncredited)
Don Barclay
- Conventioneer
- (uncredited)
Sammy Blum
- Porter
- (uncredited)
Stanley Brown
- Tommy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAfter a night at a roadside gas station and motel, Mr. Drake (Fredric March) asks Mrs. Drake (Loretta Young) to pay for her room. She says that she's out of cash, so she'll have to use her credit card. The use of the term credit card in this 1941 movie is curious. The first use of this term is attributed to Edward Bellamy in his 1887 Utopian novel, 'Looking Backward,' but the first real credit card (not to be confused with a single-vendor charge card, issued by department stores, airlines and the like) didn't come along until the Diners Club card was introduced in 1950. However, gas stations were beginning to accept each others' charge cards in the 1930s. Obviously, the names were being used interchangeably even before the likes of Diners Club, Carte Blanche, American Express, and various bank-issued credit cards appeared on the scene.
- Quotes
[last lines, at the end of the play's premiere]
Luke Drake: It's a smash hit, Eddie -- it'll run five years!
Jane Drake: Ladies and gentlemen! This will have the shortest run of any of Mr. Drake's plays...
[gasps from audience]
Luke Drake: No, no, no. Five years!
Jane Drake: It will be closed in the early spring by an act of God. And I'm sure Mr. Drake hopes it will be... a boy.
[Luke faints]
- ConnectionsReferenced in Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
Featured review
Thoroughly Enjoy This Movie
Whatever you may think about this movie as it goes along, most will agree that the ending is absolutely hilarious -- Fredric March working his one-man phone bank from the lobby directing havoc to his wife's room. I personally don't see any good reason to compare this one with others that may be similar or with actors who have routinely made this type of film. This is a standalone film these actors made and I think they did it well. Fredric March is always a good actor, and he was convincing with what he had to do here. His earnest straight face in itself was more than amusing as he performed his chicanery throughout. Loretta Young is always beautiful, extremely well costumed and generally ladylike and can be enjoyed for those reasons. Additionally, unless prejudiced, one would have to admit that, despite her very strong beauty, she is a more than competent actress. She's the first to receive both an Oscar and an Emmy, with many, many other acting awards along the way of her extensive career. During that span, she has played a wide variety of characters and types. She especially enjoyed her long-running television program because she could vary her roles. This is a good movie.
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- misctidsandbits
- Dec 30, 2012
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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