The Perfect Marriage

The Perfect Marriage
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLewis Allen
Written byLeonard Spigelgass
Based on
The Perfect Marriage (play)
by Samson Raphaelson
Produced byHal B. Wallis
StarringLoretta Young
David Niven
Eddie Albert
Charlie Ruggles
Virginia Field
Rita Johnson
CinematographyRussell Metty
Edited byEllsworth Hoagland
Music byFriedrich Hollaender
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 24, 1947 (1947-02-24)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.3 million[1]

The Perfect Marriage is a 1947 American comedy film directed by Lewis Allen and written by Leonard Spigelgass. The film stars Loretta Young, David Niven, Eddie Albert, Charlie Ruggles, Virginia Field, and Rita Johnson. The film was released on February 24, 1947, by Paramount Pictures.[2]

Plot

On their tenth wedding anniversary, both husband and wife tell the other that they want a divorce.

Cast

Reception

T.M.P. of The New York Times said, "Whatever it was about The Perfect Marriage which convinced Producer Hal Wallis that this Samson Raphaelson-play was worth the trouble and expense of filming just doesn't come through on the screen. For the new potpourri of comedy, farce and drama, which opened yesterday at the Paramount Theatre, is a singularly shapeless and unrewarding entertainment. Not being acquainted with the play, we wouldn't know whether Leonard Spigelgass, the scenarist, tampered to any great extent with the original. But (and this is the only thing that matters right now) it is quite evident that Mr. Spigelgass certainly didn't contribute any improvements. He wrote an abundance of dialogue, to be sure, but most of it is witless."[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Stars Alone Not Enough". Variety. January 7, 1948. p. 62. Retrieved August 29, 2019 – via Archive.org.
  2. ↑ "The Perfect Marriage (1947) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. January 15, 1947. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ T.M.P. (January 16, 1947). "Movie Review - The Perfect Marriage - At the Paramount". NYTimes.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
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