Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1941 · 1h 36m

Unfinished Business

Director

Cast

Irene Dunne as Nancy Andrews Robert Montgomery as Tommy Duncan Preston Foster as Steve Duncan Eugene Pallette as Elmer Esther Dale as Aunt Mathilda Walter Catlett as Billy Ross

Crew

Joseph A. Valentine — Director of Photography Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer Vicki Baum — Screenplay Eugene Thackrey — Screenplay Gregory La Cava — Producer Howard Greer — Costume Design

Tagline

How Can There Be a New Love...When the Old Love is Unfinished?

Synopsis

Starting with a cruel joke – a couple of callow men make a bet that one of them can seduce the woman sharing their train compartment – the film charts the relationship that develops between a small-town girl in the big city, and the brother of the man who has heartlessly seduced and abandoned her.

Mood & Themes

deception screwball comedy

Key Collaborators

Gregory La Cava Director Joseph A. Valentine Director of Photography Franz Waxman Original Music Composer Vicki Baum Screenplay Eugene Thackrey Screenplay Gregory La Cava Producer Howard Greer Costume Design

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