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Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
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Writer:
Norman Krasna (story)
Release Date:
31 January 1941 (USA)
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Tagline:
Lombard and Montgomery Get Hitched As They're Getting Unhitched ! [DVD USA] more
Plot:
Not a typical Hitchcock movie, this is a comedy about a couple who learn that their marriage was not valid. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Marriage
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New York
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Restaurant
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Taxicab
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Fairground
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With the Right Expectations, It Works Well Enough
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Carole Lombard | ... | Ann |
 | Robert Montgomery | ... | David |
 | Gene Raymond | ... | Jeff |
 | Jack Carson | ... | Chuck |
| Philip Merivale | ... | Mr. Custer |
| Lucile Watson | ... | Mrs. Custer |
| William Tracy | ... | Sammy |
| Charles Halton | ... | Mr. Deever |
| Esther Dale | ... | Mrs. Krausheimer |
| Emma Dunn | ... | Martha |
| Betty Compson | ... | Gertie |
| Patricia Farr | ... | Gloria |
| William Edmunds | ... | Proprietor Lucy's |
| Pamela Blake | ... | Lily (as Adele Pearce) |
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Runtime:
95 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
South Korea:12 |
USA:TV-G |
Canada:PG (video rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:7 (1945) |
Spain:T |
Sweden:15 |
USA:Approved (PCA #6670) |
UK:U (video rating) |
UK:A (original rating) |
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Director Cameo: [Alfred Hitchcock]about halfway through the movie passing David Smith in front of his building.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004) (V)
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Soundtrack:
The Sidewalks of New York
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Why were Mr & Mrs Smith holing themselves up in the bedroom?Is "Mr & Mrs Smith" based on a book?
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This is a good example of a movie that could be quite disappointing for anyone who had too many or too specific expectations for it. It's an Alfred Hitchcock movie, but it's not at all like any of his better-known films. The offbeat premise leads you to expect a 1930s-style screwball comedy, but instead it has a different brand of humor altogether.
The tone of the film blends together the screwball plot idea with Hitchcock's dry sense of humor and the upbeat charm of Carole Lombard. It's something of an odd combination, but it works all right as long as you don't have too many preconceptions.
Lombard and Robert Montgomery work well as "Mr. & Mrs. Smith", who find out at the beginning of the movie that they are not really married. Most of the story that follows moves at a decent pace, and although there are never any big laughs, there is some good material. It never really hits high gear, but once you get used to the pace, most of it works well enough.
It does slow down quite a bit towards the end, as things run out of steam, and this keeps the movie from being better. A grand climax in the screwball tradition might have made it a very good movie. Instead, as it is, "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" is a pleasant, generally amusing, slightly above-average romantic comedy.