Rings on Her Fingers
| Rings on Her Fingers | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Rouben Mamoulian |
| Produced by | Milton Sperling |
| Written by |
Robert Pirosh (story) Joseph Schrank (story) |
| Screenplay by |
Ken Englund Emeric Pressburger (uncredited) |
| Starring |
Henry Fonda Gene Tierney Laird Cregar Spring Byington |
| Music by |
Cyril J. Mockridge Leigh Harline |
| Cinematography | George Barnes |
| Edited by | Barbara McLean |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release dates | March 20, 1942 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country |
 United States |
| Language | English |
Rings on Her Fingers is a 1942 screwball comedy film starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. A poor man gets mistaken for a millionaire and is swindled out of his life savings.
Plot summary
Vacationing in Southern California, accountant John Wheeler (Henry Fonda) intends to purchase a boat for which he's saved long and hard on his limited income. Maybelle (Spring Byington) and Warren (Laird Cregar), a pair of swindlers overhear John discussing the upcoming transaction and mistake him for a millionaire. They persuade pretty sales clerk Susan Miller (Gene Tierney) to help them dupe John by pretending to be their daughter and fall in love with him.[1]
Cast
- Henry Fonda as John Wheeler
- Gene Tierney as Susan Miller / "Linda Worthington"
- Laird Cregar as Warren
- Spring Byington as Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
- Shepperd Strudwick as Tod Fenwick (as John Shepperd)
- Frank Orth as Kellogg
- Henry Stephenson as Colonel Prentiss
- Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Fenwick
- George Lessey as Fenwick Sr.
- Iris Adrian as Peggy
- Harry Hayden as Conductor
- Clara Blandick as Mrs. Beasley
- Charles C. Wilson as Captain Hurley
References
External links
- Rings on Her Fingers at AllMovie
- Rings on Her Fingers at the TCM Movie Database
- Rings on Her Fingers at the Internet Movie Database
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