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Jacques Deval (play)
Valerie Wyngate (play) ...
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June 1942 (USA) more
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A wealthy woman, trying to discourage a former boyfriend from pursuing her, hires a young songwriter... more | add synopsis
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She'll do anything to ward off the object of her affections more (19 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Norma Shearer | ... | Consuelo Croyden |
 | Robert Taylor | ... | Terry Trindale |
 | George Sanders | ... | Tony Barling |
| Frank McHugh | ... | Chappie Champagne |
| Elizabeth Patterson | ... | Eva, Consuelo's housekeeper |
| Chill Wills | ... | Sam, the judge |
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93 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #8158) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
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Irving Thalberg earlier wanted to make a musical version of the play, starring Grace Moore and Maurice Chevalier, but Chevalier backed out of the production because he was asked to take second billing after Moore. more
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Version of The Passionate Plumber (1932) more
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Frühlingslied (Spring Song) Op.62 #6 more
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Norma Shearer, in her last film, is a wealthy woman desperate to stay away from her on-again/off-again boyfriend (George Sanders) in "Her Cardboard Lover." To do this, she has Robert Taylor, a songwriter who's crazy about her, work off his gambling debt by pretending to be her boyfriend.
A nice dramatic role would have been better for Shearer's final performance. But like Garbo, she went out with a comedy, and one that bombed at that, also like Garbo. One wonders what MGM was thinking. The dilemma seems to have been finding vehicles for these older stars as the world - and they - were changing.
The film was made in 1942, and though it is a delightful comedy, it really has the look and feel of the '30s to it. There are some wonderful scenes - one where Taylor threatens to jump over a balcony and a dandy fight scene at the end. But in spots, it seems a little tired.
Norma Shearer wears gorgeous clothes and is over-dramatic, which is what the part called for. Robert Taylor does a fine job, and George Sanders was wasted. One of the comments said that Shearer was too old for the role - yet the actors seem properly matched and this writer, anyway, had no idea of Shearer's age. In the end, though, it wasn't a fitting way for her to go out. The role hearkens back to a much earlier time. Perhaps, in the end, that's what she wanted.