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| caption = Theatrical release poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Robert Z. Leonard]]
| director = [[Robert Z. Leonard]]
| producer = Robert Z. Leonard (with [[Orville O. Dull]])
| producer = Robert Z. Leonard<br>[[Orville O. Dull]])
| based on = {{based on|''When Ladies Meet''|[[Rachel Crothers]]}}
| based on = {{based on|''When Ladies Meet''<br>1932 play|[[Rachel Crothers]]}}
| writer = [[S.K. Lauren]]<br>[[Anita Loos]]
| writer = [[S.K. Lauren]]<br>[[Anita Loos]]<br>[[Leon Gordon (playwright)]]<br>[[John Meehan (screenwriter)]]
| starring = [[Joan Crawford]]<br>[[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]]<br>[[Greer Garson]]<br>[[Herbert Marshall]]
| starring = [[Joan Crawford]]<br>[[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]]<br>[[Greer Garson]]<br>[[Herbert Marshall]]
| music =
| music = [[Bronislau Kaper]]
| cinematography =
| cinematography = Robert H. Planck
| editing =
| editing = [[Robert Kern]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
| released = {{Film date|1941|08|29}}
| released = {{Film date|1941|08|29}}
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| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
|budget = $640,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>
| budget = $640,000<ref name="Mannix">{{Citation | title = The Eddie Mannix Ledger | publisher = Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study | place = Los Angeles}}.</ref>
|gross = $1,846,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
| gross = $1,846,000<ref name="Mannix"/>
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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
Mary Howard (Crawford) is a novelist with advanced ideas about love and marriage, and is in love with her publisher, Rogers Woodruff (Marshall). She decides the only logical thing to do is to lure him away from his wife and marry him. Mary's friend, Jimmy (Taylor), however, is convinced he's the right man for her and pursues her. He sees through her rationalizations and wrong-thinking and decides to throw Mary and Woodruff's wife Claire (Garson) together at the house of a friend (Byington). The two women do not know each other, but during their chats Mary appreciates and respects Claire's maturity and wisdom. When Mary learns Woodruff is a philandering womanizer of long standing, she realizes she cannot love him and welcomes Jimmy's attentions.
Mary Howard ([[Joan Crawford]]) is a novelist with advanced ideas about love and marriage, and is in love with her publisher, Rogers Woodruff ([[Herbert Marshall]]). She decides the only logical thing to do is to lure him away from his wife and marry him. Mary's friend, Jimmy ([[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]]), however, is convinced he's the right man for her and pursues her. He sees through her rationalizations and wrong-thinking and decides to throw Mary and Woodruff's wife Claire ([[Greer Garson]]) together at the house of a friend ([[Spring Byington]]). The two women do not know each other, but during their chats Mary appreciates and respects Claire's maturity and wisdom. When Mary learns Woodruff is a philandering womanizer of long standing, she realizes she cannot love him and welcomes Jimmy's attentions.

==Cast==
* [[Joan Crawford]] as Mary 'Minnie' Howard
* [[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]] as Jimmy Lee
* [[Greer Garson]] as Mrs. Claire Woodruff
* [[Herbert Marshall]] as Rogers Woodruff
* [[Spring Byington]] as Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
* [[Rafael Storm]] as Walter Del Canto
* [[Mona Barrie]] as Mabel Guiness
* [[Max Willenz]] as Pierre, Bridget's Summer House Handyman
* [[Florence Shirley]] as Janet Hopper
* [[Leslie Francis]] as Homer Hopper


==Reception==
==Reception==
Howard Barnes in the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' wrote, "Even when [Crawford] is wearing spectacles, she is not particularly convincing in the part."<ref>Quirk, Lawrence J.. ''The Films of Joan Crawford''. The Citadel Press, 1968.</ref>
Howard Barnes in the ''[[New York Herald Tribune]]'' wrote, "Even when [Crawford] is wearing spectacles, she is not particularly convincing in the part."<ref>Quirk, Lawrence J.. ''The Films of Joan Crawford''. The Citadel Press, 1968.</ref>

===Box Office===
===Box Office===
According to MGM records the film earned $1,162,000 in the US and Canada and $684,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $607,000.<ref name="Mannix"/>
According to MGM records the film earned $1,162,000 in the US and Canada and $684,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $607,000.<ref name="Mannix"/>

==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
The film earned an [[Academy Award]] nomination for art directors [[Cedric Gibbons]], [[Randall Duell]] and [[Edwin B. Willis]].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/54145/When-Ladies-Meet/details|title=NY Times: When Ladies Meet|accessdate=2008-12-14|work=NY Times}}</ref>
The film earned an [[Academy Award]] nomination for art directors [[Cedric Gibbons]], [[Randall Duell]] and [[Edwin B. Willis]].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web|url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/54145/When-Ladies-Meet/details|title=NY Times: When Ladies Meet|accessdate=2008-12-14|work=NY Times}}</ref>
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* {{IMDb title|0034386|When Ladies Meet}}
* {{Amg movie|54145|When Ladies Meet}}
* {{Amg movie|54145|When Ladies Meet}}
* {{AFI film|id=26985|title=When Ladies Meet}}


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[[Category:Films based on plays]]
[[Category:Films based on plays]]
[[Category:Screenplays by Anita Loos]]
[[Category:Screenplays by Anita Loos]]



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Revision as of 11:37, 16 August 2014

When Ladies Meet
File:Whenladies22.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Z. Leonard
Written byS.K. Lauren
Anita Loos
Leon Gordon (playwright)
John Meehan (screenwriter)
Produced byRobert Z. Leonard
Orville O. Dull)
StarringJoan Crawford
Robert Taylor
Greer Garson
Herbert Marshall
CinematographyRobert H. Planck
Edited byRobert Kern
Music byBronislau Kaper
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • August 29, 1941 (1941-08-29)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$640,000[1]
Box office$1,846,000[1]

When Ladies Meet (1941) is a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer feature film starring Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall, and Spring Byington in a story about a novelist in love with her publisher. The screenplay by S.K. Lauren and Anita Loos was based upon a 1932 play by Rachel Crothers. The film was directed by Robert Z. Leonard, who also co-produced the film (with Orville O. Dull). The film was a remake of the 1933 Pre-Code film of the same name, which starred Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery, and Frank Morgan in the roles played by Garson, Crawford, Taylor and Marshall.

Synopsis

Mary Howard (Joan Crawford) is a novelist with advanced ideas about love and marriage, and is in love with her publisher, Rogers Woodruff (Herbert Marshall). She decides the only logical thing to do is to lure him away from his wife and marry him. Mary's friend, Jimmy (Robert Taylor), however, is convinced he's the right man for her and pursues her. He sees through her rationalizations and wrong-thinking and decides to throw Mary and Woodruff's wife Claire (Greer Garson) together at the house of a friend (Spring Byington). The two women do not know each other, but during their chats Mary appreciates and respects Claire's maturity and wisdom. When Mary learns Woodruff is a philandering womanizer of long standing, she realizes she cannot love him and welcomes Jimmy's attentions.

Cast

Reception

Howard Barnes in the New York Herald Tribune wrote, "Even when [Crawford] is wearing spectacles, she is not particularly convincing in the part."[2]

Box Office

According to MGM records the film earned $1,162,000 in the US and Canada and $684,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of $607,000.[1]

Awards and nominations

The film earned an Academy Award nomination for art directors Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell and Edwin B. Willis.[3]

DVD release

When Ladies Meet was released on Region 1 DVD on March 23, 2009 from the online Warner Bros. Archive Collection.

References

  1. ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
  2. ^ Quirk, Lawrence J.. The Films of Joan Crawford. The Citadel Press, 1968.
  3. ^ "NY Times: When Ladies Meet". NY Times. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
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