Directed by:
John CromwellScreenplay:
Jo SwerlingCinematography:
Leon ShamroyComposer:
Oscar LevantCast:
Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn, Lucile Watson, Eddie Quillan, Alma Kruger, Ward Bond, Tom London, Louise Beavers, Harry Davenport, Fern Emmett (more)Plots(1)
Newlyweds John and Jane Mason are an idealistic couple whose marital commitment is challenged at every turn--mounting debt, a difficult mother-in-law, and a baby on the way. The birth of a son brings joy, but when he becomes seriously ill, the couple is forced to take drastic measures to save his life. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Carole Lombard
USA
Best movies:
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Zelig (1983) - a.f.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
James Stewart
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rear Window (1954)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Charles Coburn
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Kings Row (1942)
Lucile Watson
Canada
Best movies:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Little Women (1949)
Eddie Quillan
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Alma Kruger
USA
Best movies:
These Three (1936)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Marie Antoinette (1938)
Ward Bond
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Fury (1936)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Tom London
USA
Best movies:
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Our Hospitality (1923)
Freaks (1932)
Louise Beavers
USA
Best movies:
Freaks (1932)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Harry Davenport
USA
Best movies:
Gone with the Wind (1939)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Little Women (1949)
Fern Emmett
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
The Rains Came (1939)
Swing Time (1936)
Russell Hopton
USA
Best movies:
'G' Men (1935)
Tall in the Saddle (1944)
The Miracle Woman (1931)
Jack Mulhall
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
It Started with Eve (1941)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Milburn Stone
USA
Best movies:
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Pickup on South Street (1953)
White Feather (1955)
Lane Chandler
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Laura (1944)
Irving Bacon
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Raymond Bailey
USA
Best movies:
Vertigo (1958)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Arthur Hoyt
USA
Best movies:
Fury (1936)
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
It Happened One Night (1934)
James Conaty
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Cyril Ring
USA
Best movies:
The Great Dictator (1940)
Edison, the Man (1940)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)