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When Ladies Meet (television broadcast title: Strange Skirts) is a 1941 American romantic comedy film by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall, and Spring Byington in a story about a novelist in love with her publisher. The screenplay by S.K. Lauren and Anita Loos was based upon a 1932 play by Rachel Crothers. The film was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, who also co-produced the film (with Orville O. Dull). The film was a remake of the 1933 pre-Code film of the same name, which starred Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery, and Frank Morgan in the roles played by Garson, Crawford, Taylor and Marshall.
| When Ladies Meet | |
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| Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Written by | S.K. Lauren Anita Loos Leon Gordon (playwright) 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 |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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] |
Cast
- 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
Reception
Howard Barnes of the New York Herald Tribune wrote, "Even when [Crawford] is wearing spectacles, she is not particularly convincing in the part."[2]
Box office
According to MGM records the film earned $1,162,000 in the US and Canada and $684,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $607,000.[1]
Awards and nominations
The film earned an Academy Award nomination for art directors Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell and Edwin B. Willis.[3]
Home media
When Ladies Meet was released on Region 1 DVD on March 23, 2009 from the online Warner Bros. Archive Collection.
References
- The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- 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.
External links
- When Ladies Meet at the American Film Institute Catalog
- When Ladies Meet at IMDb
- When Ladies Meet at AllMovie
- When Ladies Meet at the American Film Institute Catalog
На других языках
[de] When Ladies Meet (1941)
When Ladies Meet ist ein US-amerikanischer Spielfilm aus dem Jahr 1941 mit einer Starbesetzung, die Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor und Greer Garson umfasst. Regie führte Robert Z. Leonard. Als Vorlage diente ein Theaterstück von Rachel Crothers, das bereits 1933 verfilmt worden war.- [en] When Ladies Meet (1941 film)
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