Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
WEDLOCK OR PADLOCK??
116 min
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 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 matronly and wants to be the old party girl. The problem is that her husband is working constantly. She looks to her friends, who are having their own problems, and to her old flame Captain Lancing. To decide on what she wants to do with her baby and her life, Theo must grow up.
- Release date
- August 23, 1944
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Bronislau Kaper
Cast
- Lana Turner as Theo West
- James Craig as Captain Miles Lancing
- John Hodiak as Lieutenant Tom West
- Frances Gifford as Sissy Mortimer
- Hugh Marlowe as Joseph I. Murdock
- Natalie Schafer as Mrs. Selworth
- Keenan Wynn as Major Bob Wilton
- Herbert Rudley as Ted Mortimer
- Paul Cavanagh as Mr. Selworth
- Morris Ankrum as Ed Scofield
Crew
- Robert Z. Leonard · Director
- David Hertz · Writer
- Lenore J. Coffee · Writer
- Judith Kelly · Writer
- Pandro S. Berman · Producer
- Robert Z. Leonard · Producer
- Bronislau Kaper · Composer
- Ray June · Cinematographer
- George White · Editor