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18 November 1949 (USA) moreTagline:
Rosalind returns to comedy...with a BANG!Plot:
Marsha Meredith, an attorney-at-law, is nominated for a Federal judgeship, but her nomination is opposed... more | full synopsisUser Comments:
Cummings proves that comedy was his real forte... more (4 total)US TV Schedule:
| Sun. Nov. 15 | 2:00 AM | TCM |
Cast
(Credited cast) | Rosalind Russell | ... | Marsha Meredith |
 | Robert Cummings | ... | Peter B. 'Pete' Webb |
 | Gig Young | ... | Alexander Darvac |
| Marie McDonald | ... | Ginger Simmons |
| Harry Davenport | ... | Judge MacKenzie Meredith |
| Fay Baker | ... | Valerie Hobson |
| Katherine Warren | ... | Kitty Lawton |
| Douglass Dumbrille | ... | George Ellerby |
| Clem Bevans | ... | Alonzo K. Roogle |
| Grandon Rhodes | ... | Ken Craig |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Maggie Hathaway | ... | Maid |
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87 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
West Germany:12 (nf) | USA:Approved (PCA #13755) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Finland:S | Sweden:15Filming Locations:
Snow Valley, San Bernardino Mountains, California, USAFAQ
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The usual misunderstandings and bickering between husband and wife keep things adrift in TELL IT TO THE JUDGE, a comedy that actually sparkles once in awhile but is sometimes too trite to be more than a passable screwball comedy.
The most charming sequence involves Russell and Cummings finding themselves on the doorstep of a lighthouse run by CLEM BEAVER and having to stay the night, sleeping apart, with Cummings forced to spend much of the night shooing away the huge dog that takes a liking to him. But most of the time, the comedy gets bogged down in a series of misunderstandings that could easily have been cleared up if somebody told the truth once in awhile.
ROSALIND RUSSELL, as the judge trying to protect her reputation, does her usual fine job with a comic flair that has her handling fast dialog with her usual dexterity. But in this case, it's ROBERT CUMMINGS who gets some of the best moments, proving how adept he was as the bumbling kind of man who gets caught up in screwy situations.
The breezy script has them fighting throughout before the misunderstandings can be cleared up. MARIE McDONALD and GIG YOUNG are thoroughly wasted in supporting roles, but it doesn't matter because most of the comedy is carried by ROBERT CUMMINGS in one of his best light comedy roles. GIG YOUNG does manage to be amusing in a couple of well played sequences but fortunately had better roles in romantic comedies later on in his career.
Passes the time pleasantly enough with some nice chemistry between Russell and Cummings.