The War Against Mrs. Hadley
| The War Against Mrs. Hadley | |
|---|---|
|
Jean Rogers in film | |
| Directed by | Harold S. Bucquet |
| Produced by | Irving Asher |
| Written by | George Oppenheimer |
| Starring |
Edward Arnold Fay Bainter |
| Music by | David Snell |
| Cinematography | Karl Freund |
| Edited by | Elmo Veron |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates | September 13, 1943 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $307,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,357,000[1] |
The War Against Mrs. Hadley is a 1942 American drama film directed by Harold S. Bucquet, starring Edward Arnold and Fay Bainter. Wealthy American society matron, Stella Hadley (Fay Bainter) refuses to sacrifice her material comforts to aid the war effort until she realizes that her selfishness is cheating the boys overseas who are fighting for her freedom.[2]
Cast
- Edward Arnold as Elliott Fulton
- Fay Bainter as Stella Hadley
- Richard Ney as Theodore Hadley
- Jean Rogers as Patricia Hadley
- Sara Allgood as Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick
- Spring Byington as Cecilia Talbot
- Van Johnson as Michael Fitzpatrick
- Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Laura Winters
- Frances Rafferty as Sally
- Dorothy Morris as Millie
- Halliwell Hobbes as Bennett, The Butler
- Connie Gilchrist as Cook
- Stephen McNally as Peters (as Horace McNally)
- Miles Mander as Doctor Leonard V. Meecham
- Rags Ragland as Louie
Reception
According to MGM records the film made $695,000 in the US and Canada and $662,000 elsewhere, earning the studio a profit of $603,000.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/work/the-war-against-mrs-hadley-115944
External links
- The War Against Mrs. Hadley at the Internet Movie Database
- The War Against Mrs. Hadley at the TCM Movie Database
- The War Against Mrs. Hadley at AllMovie
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