This Thing Called Love (1940 film)
This Thing Called Love is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas as newlyweds with an odd arrangement: the wife insists on not sleeping together for a trial period. It is the second film adaptation of the play of the same name by Edwin Burke: the 1929 version, which shares the same title, is believed to be lost.
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| Directed by | Alexander Hall |
| Written by | Ken Englund George Seaton P. J. Wolfson |
| Based on | This Thing Called Love (play) by Edwin Burke |
| Produced by | William Perlberg |
| Starring | Rosalind Russell Melvyn Douglas |
| Cinematography | Joseph Walker |
| Edited by | Viola Lawrence |
| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film was condemned by the Catholic Legion of Decency as "contrary to the Christian concept of marriage".[1][2]
Cast
- Rosalind Russell as Ann Winters
- Melvyn Douglas as Tice Collins
- Binnie Barnes as Charlotte Campbell
- Allyn Joslyn as Harry Bertrand
- Gloria Dickson as Florence Bertrand
- Lee J. Cobb as Julio Diestro
- Gloria Holden as Genevieve Hooper
- Paul McGrath as Gordon Daniels
- Leona Maricle as Ruth Howland (as Leona Maride)
- Don Beddoe as Tom Howland
- Rosina Galli as Mrs. Diestro
- Sig Arno as Arno
References
- Dick, Bernard F. (2006). Forever Mame: The Life of Rosalind Russell. University Press of Mississippi. p. 79. ISBN 1578068908.
- "Film 'This Thing Called Love' Recalled on Sherbrooke Protest". Montreal Gazette. March 6, 1941.
External links
- This Thing Called Love at IMDb
- This Thing Called Love at the TCM Movie Database
- This Thing Called Love at AllMovie
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