Made for Each Other (1939)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

John Cromwell

Writers:

Rose Franken (story)
Jo Swerling (screenplay)

Release Date:

10 February 1939 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Young lawyer meets and marries girl after knowing her one day. Takes bride home to meet his mother who disapproves of the marriage...

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | Lawyer | Baby | Mother In Law | Pneumonia

Cast

Carole Lombard	...	Jane Mason
James Stewart	...	John Horace 'Johnny' Mason
Charles Coburn	...	Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
Lucile Watson	...	Mrs. Harriet Mason
Eddie Quillan	...	Conway (pilot)
Alma Kruger	...	Sister Madeline

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

Canada:G (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #4846) | UK:U

Company:

Selznick International Pictures

Trivia:

Seven actors listed in records for this movie were not seen in the final print. They are (with their character names) Jack Mulhall (Rock Springs Radio Operator), Arthur Gardner (Iowa City Radio Operator), John M. Sullivan (John Hopkins Chemist), John Austin (Allentown Radio Operator), and the three doctors, Robert Strange, Perry Ivins and Gladden James.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Johnny comes home drunk, his collar changes throughout the scene from being flipped up in the back to being properly placed.

Quotes:

Lily, Cook #3: Never let the seeds stop you from enjoying the watermelon.
Jane: That's all right if you've got a watermelon.
Lily, Cook #3: You mustn't say that, Miss Mason. You've got your watermelon, but you chokes yourself up on all the little seeds. I always say "Spit 'em out before they spoil your taste for the melon."

Soundtrack:

Made For Each Other

Bargain basement movie

When I bought 4 DVDs for £5.oo in a local shop it should have been warning enough that this movie was not up to the usual standard of David Selznick Productions. With a cast containing such names as James Stewart and Carole Lombard I was looking forward to a real treat. As many other commentators have said it is an odd mixture of plot and scenes that doesn't quite convince. HOWEVER, I am so glad that I did view this film as I now have the memorable saying 'Never let the seeds stop you from enjoying the watermelon.' to live by. This should sum up everyone's life. Pick out those seeds or spit them out or swallow them - and then enjoy the watermelon - life itself.