I Want a Divorce
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| I Want a Divorce | |
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| Directed by | Ralph Murphy |
| Produced by | George M. Arthur |
| Written by | Frank Butler |
| Starring | Joan Blondell Dick Powell |
| Music by | Victor Young |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Editing by | LeRoy Stone |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | September 20, 1940 |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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I Want a Divorce is a 1940 Paramount comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy. The story is written by Frank Butler and stars the married Joan Blondell and Dick Powell.
[edit] Plot
Alan and Geraldine MacNally are a married couple who are doubting if they did the right thing by marrying each other. Meanwhile, David and Wanda Holland are in the final stages of their divorce. It so happens Alan is the attorney who arranges their divorce. This makes him and Geraldine fall even further apart. Everything changes when Wanda commites suicide after she loses the custody of her son. The McNally's start thinking what really is important to them.
[edit] Cast
- Joan Blondell – Geraldine 'Jerru' Brokaw
- Dick Powell – Alan MacNally
- Gloria Dickson – Wanda Holland
- Frank Fay – Jeff Gilman
- Jessie Ralph – Grandma Brokaw
- Harry Davenport – Grandpa Brokaw
- Conrad Nagel – David Holland, Sr.
- Dorothy Burgess – ´Peppy´ Gilman
- Sidney Blackmer – Erskine Brandon
- Mickey Kuhn – David Holland, Jr.
- Louise Beavers – Celestine
