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When Ladies Meet (1941 film)
When Ladies Meet is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall and Spring Byington.[2] The screenplay by S.K. Lauren and Anita Loos was based upon a 1932 play by Rachel Crothers. Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, director Leonard also coproduced along with Orville O. Dull. The film was a remake of the 1933 pre-Code film of the same name, which had starred Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery and Frank Morgan in the roles played by Garson, Crawford, Taylor and Marshall. SynopsisMary, a bestselling author, falls in love with her married publisher to the irritation of Jimmy who has long wanted her to marry him. Complications ensue when Mary encounters Clare, the wife of the man she believes she is in love with. Cast
ReceptionHoward Barnes of the New York Herald Tribune wrote: "Even when [Crawford] is wearing spectacles, she is not particularly convincing in the part."[3] According to MGM records, the film earned $1,162,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $684,000 in other markets, resulting in a profit of $607,000.[1] Awards and nominationsThe film earned an Academy Award nomination for art directors Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell and Edwin B. Willis.[4] Home mediaWhen Ladies Meet was released on Region 1 DVD on March 23, 2009 as part of the online Warner Bros. Archive Collection. References
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