I Take This Woman (1940)
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This soapy drama stars Hedy Lamarr as a would be model who meets a research doctor en route to the US from Europe. They meet when Dr. Spencer Tracy prevents her from taking a suicidal plunge from the upper decks of the ocean liner. It seems that Lamarr had been involved with married man Kent Taylor.… More This soapy drama stars Hedy Lamarr as a would be model who meets a research doctor en route to the US from Europe. They meet when Dr. Spencer Tracy prevents her from taking a suicidal plunge from the upper decks of the ocean liner. It seems that Lamarr had been involved with married man Kent Taylor. When he reneged on his promise to divorce his wife Mona Barrie, she decided to end it all. Finding her extraordinarily beautiful, the doctor suggests she join him in his research. The two end up at a slum clinic and it doesn't take long for the doctor to fall completely in love with her. He convinces her to marry him and soon after the wedding, he exchanges life in the clinic for an upscale practice uptown. Servicing the rich is lucrative and soon he has provided his high maintenance wife with a luxurious life. Unfortunately for him, she appreciates his work and sacrifices not a whit, and as soon as she can attempts to respark a romance with Taylor whom she has never stopped loving. Fortunately for the doctor, Lamarr eventually comes to her senses and marital bliss ensues. This film had a troubled history with all of it due to Louis B. Mayer's obsession with making Lamarr the brightest star in the MGM galaxy. Originally the film was directed by Joseph von Sternberg, but he grew frustrated and tired by Mayer's constant interference and quit the film as did the next director, Frank Borzage. As a result an enormous amount of footage was discarded. Finally reliable W.S. Van Dyke was placed on the production and it was completed. Unfortunately, despite all that effort, the film bombed at the box office. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- W.S. Van Dyke
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 2, 1940 Wide
- Studio
- Unknown
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Cast
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Spencer Tracy
as Karl Decker
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Hedy Lamarr
as Georgi Gragore
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Veree Teasdale
as Madame Marcesca
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Kent Taylor
as Phil Mayberry
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Laraine Day
as Linda Rodgers
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Mona Barrie
as Sandra Mayberry
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Jack Carson
as Joe
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Paul Cavanagh
as Bill Rodgers
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Louis Calhern
as Dr. Duveen
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Frances Drake
as Lola Estermonte
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Marjorie Main
as Gertie
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George E. Stone
as Sid
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Willie Best
as Sambo
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Don Castle
as Ted Fenton
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Dalies Frantz
as Joe Barnes
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Reed Hadley
as Bob Hampton
- Polly Bailey
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Leon Belasco
as Pancho
- Marie Blake
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Charles D. Brown
as Lieutenant of Police
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Bill Cartledge
as Newsboy
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Jack Chefe
as Waiter
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David Clyde
as Steward
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Nell Craig
as Nurse on Boat
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Jean De Briac
as Headwaiter
- Dwight Frye
- George Humbert
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Edward Keane
as Dr. Harrison
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Peggy Leon
as Georgi's Maid
- Matt McHugh
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Natalie Moorhead
as Saleslady
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Lee Phelps
as Policeman
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Sid Saylor
as Taxi Driver
- John Shelton
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Charles Sherlock
as Steward
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Florence Shirley
as Mrs. Bettincourt
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Rafael Storm
as Raoul Cedro
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Charles Trowbridge
as Dr. Morris
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Gayne Whitman
as Dr. Phelps
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Tom Collins
as Intern
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Lowden Adams
as Butler
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Jimmie Lucas
as Taxi Driver
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Esther Michelson
as People at Clinic
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Florence Wix
as Mrs. Winterhalter
- Rosina Galli
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Marjorie Main Ger
as tie
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Spencer Tracy Karl
as Decker
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Laraine Day Lin
as da Rogers
- Verree Teasdale
