Love Crazy (1941)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Jack Conway

Writers:

David Hertz (story) and
William Ludwig (story) ...
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Release Date:

23 May 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

From blissful kisses to sizzling hisses, they're Mr. and Mrs. again!

Plot:

Steve and Susan Ireland are about to celebrate their 4th wedding anniversary by re-enacting their first date...

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Wedding Anniversary | Marriage | Eccentric | Police

Cast

William Powell	...	Stephen 'Steve' / 'Stevie' Ireland
Myrna Loy	...	Susan Ireland
Gail Patrick	...	Isobel Kimble Grayson
Jack Carson	...	Ward Willoughby
Florence Bates	...	Mrs. Cooper
Sidney Blackmer	...	Lawyer George Renny
Sig Ruman	...	Doctor Wuthering (as Sig Rumann)
Vladimir Sokoloff	...	Dr. David Klugle
Donald MacBride	...	'Pinky' Grayson
Sara Haden	...	Miss Cecilia Landis
Kathleen Lockhart	...	Mrs. Bristol
Fern Emmett	...	Martha, Ireland's Maid
Joseph Crehan	...	Judge
George Meeker	...	Lawyer DeWest
Clarence Muse	...	Robert, Hat Check Man at Party
Elisha Cook Jr.	...	Joe (elevator operator)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Allen	...	Private Investigator (uncredited)
Jimmy Ames	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Joan Barclay	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Barbara Bedford	...	Renny's Secretary (uncredited)
Wilson Benge	...	Tom, Ward's Valet (uncredited)
Wade Boteler	...	Head Private Investigator (uncredited)
Aldrich Bowker	...	Jimmy, the Doorman (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Bushman	...	Uniformed Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
Naomi Childers	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Ken Christy	...	Uniformed Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
Jay Eaton	...	Party Guest Getting Rake (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Pat Gleason	...	Philadelphia Private Investigator (uncredited)
Roy Gordon	...	Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Jesse Graves	...	Bristol's Butler (uncredited)
George Guhl	...	First Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Mahlon Hamilton	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Hart	...	Detroit Private Investigator (uncredited)
Edward Hearn	...	Policeman (uncredited)
George Irving	...	Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Selmer Jackson	...	Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
Richard Kipling	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
William Lally	...	Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
George Lollier	...	Lake Placid Private Investigator (uncredited)
George Magrill	...	Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
May McAvoy	...	Sanity Hearting Secretary (uncredited)
Philo McCullough	...	Cleveland Private Investigator (uncredited)
Charles McMurphy	...	Private Investigator (uncredited)
Major James H. McNamara	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
James Millican	...	Miami private investigator (uncredited)
Jack Mulhall	...	Court Clerk (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell	...	Anniversary Singer (uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell	...	Party guest (uncredited)
Paul Palmer	...	Private Investigator (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.	...	Sun Valley Private Investigator (uncredited)
Lee Phelps	...	Uniformed Sanitarium Guard (uncredited)
James Pierce	...	San Francisco Private Investigator (uncredited)
Bert Roach	...	Front Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Ky Robinson	...	Cincinnati Private Investigator (uncredited)
Byron Shores	...	Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Larry Steers	...	Party Guest Whose Hat is Floating (uncredited)
Rudolf Steinboeck	...	Private Investigator (uncredited)
Harry Strang	...	Police Sergeant Payson (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan	...	Policeman (uncredited)
William Tannen	...	Sanitarium Attendant (uncredited)
Edward Van Sloan	...	Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan	...	Doctor at Susan's Apartment (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe	...	Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)
Douglas Wood	...	Sanity Hearing Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by
Jack Conway

Writing credits
David Hertz		(story) and
William Ludwig		(story)
William Ludwig		(screenplay) &
Charles Lederer		(screenplay) and
David Hertz		(screenplay)

Produced by
Pandro S. Berman	....	producer

Original Music by
David Snell
Lennie Hayton		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Ray June
William H. Daniels		(uncredited)

Film Editing by
Ben Lewis

Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by
Edwin B. Willis

Production Management
Jerry Bresler	....	unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert A. Golden	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Paul Groesse	....	associate art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Douglas Shearer	....	recording director

Production Companies

• Loew's
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Loew's
• MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #7278) | Australia:PG

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

William Powell had a mustache for the entire length of his career, but shaved it off when dressed as a woman.

Quotes:

Steve: The silk ones are happy; they are free. The felt ones are dead.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy - So Nice to Come Home to (1991) (TV)

Soundtrack:

It's Delightful to Be Married

Hilarious hijinks with Powell in drag...Loy and Powell at their peak...

Worth the price of admission is seeing William Powell pretending to be insane in order to postpone divorce proceedings--and then, to top that, disguise himself as a female relative in what has to be one of the funniest madcap screwball comedies ever!

Jack Carson, Gail Patrick and the wonderful Florence Bates (as the mother-in-law from hell) are captivating in supporting roles. It's a riot from beginning to end--fast-paced and sure to tickle your funnybone--if you have one.

Powell and Loy were a wonderful team as Nick and Nora Charles--but this is their finest screwball comedy and they're both at the top of their form. Well worth viewing, it's a surprisingly little known gem.