Acting
Melvyn Douglas charms through absolute nonsense
Costume
Ruth Hussey's professor-chic transformation sequence
Director
John M. Stahl
Melvyn Douglas
Jerome 'Jerry' Marvin
Ruth Hussey
Professor Susan Drake
Ellen Drew
Babe Marvin
Charles Coburn
Professor Drake
John Hubbard
Tom Drake
Harvey Stephens
Dr. Cassell
Theresa Harris
Hattie
Hooper Atchley
Ticket Man (uncredited)
Irving Bacon
Doorman (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
Concert Attendee (uncredited)
George Beranger
Waiter (uncredited)
Betty Blythe
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lloyd Bridges
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Barbara Brown
Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
Hobart Cavanaugh
Shipboard Passenger (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ruth Hussey shot this between The Philadelphia Story and The Uninvited, proving she could pivot from sophisticated to screwball in seconds.
1941 audiences saw divorce comedies as escapist fantasy—Hays Code morality meant ex-wives HAD to lose, making this ending almost transgressive.
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