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Made for Each Other
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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   963 votes
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Director:
John Cromwell
Writers:
Rose Franken (story)
Jo Swerling (screenplay)
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Release Date:
10 February 1939 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Young lawyer meets and marries girl after knowing her one day. Takes bride home to meet his mother who disapproves of the marriage... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Well, I really enjoyed it! more (30 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Irving Bacon ... Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey ... Salt Lake City Hospital chemist (uncredited)
Bonnie Belle Barber ... John Mason, Jr. (infant) (uncredited)
Louise Beavers ... Lily (cook #3) (uncredited)
Ward Bond ... Jim Hatton (pilot) (uncredited)
Donald Briggs ... Mr. Carter (uncredited)
Harlan Briggs ... Judge (uncredited)
Lane Chandler ... Ranger on telephone (uncredited)
Russ Clark ... Omaha radio operator (uncredited)
Monte Collins ... Juror (uncredited)
James Conaty ... Co-Worker (uncredited)
Esther Dale ... Annie (cook #1) (uncredited)
Harry Davenport ... Dr. Healy (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing ... Mounted policeman (uncredited)
Harry Depp ... Hutch (uncredited)
Robert Elliott ... Airport operations manager (uncredited)
Fern Emmett ... Farmer's wife (uncredited)
Betty Farrington ... Hospital cashier (uncredited)
Mary Field ... Johns Hopkins technician (uncredited)
Fred Fuller ... Younger Doolittle (uncredited)
Ruth Gillette ... Tipsy blonde at New Year's Eve party (uncredited)
Russell Hopton ... Collins (pilot) (uncredited)
Olin Howland ... Farmer (uncredited)
Arthur Hoyt ... Jury foreman (uncredited)
Victor Kilian Jr. ... Chicago Radio Operator (uncredited)
Tom London ... Ranger (uncredited)
Ethel Marical ... Nurse (uncredited)

Edwin Maxwell ... Messerschmidt (uncredited)
Tom McGuire ... Bailiff (uncredited)
James McNamara ... Juror (uncredited)

Carlyle Moore Jr. ... North Platte radio operator (uncredited)
Wilhelmina Morris ... Nurse (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall ... Rock Springs Radio Operator (uncredited)
Robert Emmett O'Connor ... Harry (elevator starter) (uncredited)
Renee Orsell ... Hilda (cook #2) (uncredited)
Garry Owen ... Denver Radio Operator (uncredited)
John Picorri ... Juror (uncredited)
Mickey Rentschler ... Office boy (uncredited)
Cyril Ring ... Office worker (uncredited)
Mildred Shay ... John Horace Mason's secretary (uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson ... Simon (Judge Doolittle's brother) (uncredited)
Milburn Stone ... Newark official (uncredited)
Jackie Taylor ... John Mason, Jr. at one year old (uncredited)
Nella Walker ... Dr. Langham's nurse-receptionist (uncredited)
Ruth Weston ... Eunice Doolittle (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood ... Nurse (uncredited)
Harry Worth ... New York Hospital chemist (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Cromwell 
 
Writing credits
Rose Franken (story)

Jo Swerling (screenplay)

Frank Ryan (contributor: humorous situations) uncredited

Produced by
David O. Selznick .... producer
 
Original Music by
Oscar Levant 
David Buttolph (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer (uncredited)
 
Cinematography by
Leon Shamroy 
 
Film Editing by
James E. Newcom 
 
Production Design by
William Cameron Menzies 
 
Art Direction by
Lyle R. Wheeler  (as Lyle Wheeler)
 
Costume Design by
Travis Banton 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Stacey .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Edward G. Boyle .... interior decorator
Dorothea Holt .... illustrator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Jack Noyes .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Jack Cosgrove .... special effects
Edmund E. Fellegi .... special effects technician (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Hal C. Kern .... supervising editor
 
Music Department
Louis Forbes .... musical director (as Lou Forbes)
Alfred Newman .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Max Steiner .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman .... composer: stock music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Lillian K. Deighton .... researcher (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #4846) | UK:U
Filming Locations:
Reuss Ranch, Malibu Lake, California, USA more
Company:
Selznick International Pictures more

Fun Stuff

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. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Johnny comes home drunk, his collar changes throughout the scene from being flipped up in the back to being properly placed. more
Quotes:
Jane: Oh! I hope Higgins *beats* Higgins! more
Soundtrack:
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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Well, I really enjoyed it!, 19 June 2006
7/10
Author: Incalculacable (vintagous@hotmail.com) from Perth, WA

I can't understand the harsh reviews that this film has received from other IMDb users! I really enjoyed this film, despite the disappointing ending. I don't know if this is because I am a very big fan of both James Stewart and Carole Lombard, but I thoroughly enjoyed it nonetheless. I especially recommend it to you if you enjoyed 'Penny Serenade (1941)' with Irene Dunn and Cary Grant as they are very similar in plot.

Without the charm and ability Lombard and Stewart, I believe Made for Each Other could have been extremely ill-fated and boring. However, they manage to bring life, charm and make their characters very genuine. Made for Each Other is about a couple (played extremely well by Carole Lombard and James Stewart as always) who meet, fall in love and get married quickly, seem simply made for each other... but when certain problems arise - disapproving in-laws, job stress, financial challenges and illness, their love really takes the test.

It is only the ending that lets the film down. Not only is it bizarre but it is extremely unrealistic too. I can understand why it was written - to give an added sense of drama for the finale, to keep the reader glued to the screen, but it seemed very unnecessary.

Other than that, I found it an absolute pleasure watching Carole Lombard and James Stewart fit so perfectly into a melodrama which many of us can relate to. Perhaps it is for 'die-hard fans' only, but I do recommend it to those who are not familiar with their work. I found it very interesting, charming and occasionally laugh-out-loud funny - a great balance of comedy and drama. I can't understand the dismal reviews for this film - I thoroughly enjoyed myself! Wonderful melodrama.

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