Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 19m

Are Husbands Necessary?

Director

Cast

Ray Milland as George Cugat Betty Field as Mary Elizabeth Cugat Patricia Morison as Myra Ponsonby Eugene Pallette as Bunker Charles Dingle as Duncan Atterbury Leif Erickson as Bill Stone

Crew

Charles Lang — Director of Photography LeRoy Stone — Editor Robert Emmett Dolan — Original Music Composer Frank Davis — Screenplay Tess Slesinger — Screenplay Fred Kohlmar — Producer

Synopsis

George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on George's earnings as a bank official, Liz's scatterbrained handling of their finances constantly puts them in jeopardy. Liz becomes jealous when George's former girl friend, Myra Ponsonby, comes for a visit with his party-loving friends Bill Stone, Cory Cartwright and Chuck, an artist, after which George spends the entire evening dancing at a nightclub with Myra.

Key Collaborators

Norman Taurog Director Charles Lang Director of Photography LeRoy Stone Editor Robert Emmett Dolan Original Music Composer Frank Davis Screenplay Tess Slesinger Screenplay Fred Kohlmar Producer Edith Head Costume Design

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