You Belong to Me (1941) Directed by Wesley Ruggles
Comedy / Romance
aka: Good Morning, Doctor
Film Review
This low-key romantic comedy would be instantly forgettable were it not
for the delightful pairing of Barbara Stanwyck with Henry Fonda.
Whilst the match isn't quite as rewarding as in their other films
together - The Mad Miss Manton (1938) and The Lady Eve (1941) - they
succeed in lifting a tired scenario about marital strife and women's
rights above the merely mediocre. To its credit, the film is
ahead of its time in its portrayal of the modern woman, showing that a
wife can still have a career after her marriage. Had the film
been made a decade later, it would no doubt have been condemned for its
obvious left-wing sentiment, which might have been considered
anti-American and even pro-Communist.
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Film Synopsis
Whilst skiing in the Rockies, millionaire playboy Peter Kirk comes a
cropper when doctor Helen Hunt, a less adept skier, crosses his
path. A man used to having his way, Kirk insists that Helen
attend to his injuries and later persuades her to marry him.
Married life is not what the former playboy had imagined. Helen
is determined to on carry on her work as a medical practitioner and soon Kirk
begins to imagine she is having illicit affairs with her
patients...
Cast:Barbara Stanwyck (Helen Hunt),
Henry Fonda (Peter Kirk),
Edgar Buchanan (Billings),
Roger Clark (Frederick Vandemer),
Ruth Donnelly (Emma),
Melville Cooper (Moody),
Ralph Peters (Joseph),
Maude Eburne (Ella),
Renie Riano (Minnie),
Ellen Lowe (Eva),
Mary Treen (Doris),
Gordon Jones (Robert Andrews),
Fritz Feld (Hotel Clerk),
Paul Harvey (Barrows),
Georgia Backus (Attendant),
Sidney Bracey (Frederick Vandemer's Butler),
Lloyd Bridges (Ski Patrol),
Barbara Brown (Woman),
Stanley Brown (Ski Patrol),
Georgia Caine (Necktie Customer)
Country: USA
Language: English
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 94 min
Aka:Good Morning, Doctor ;
Wesley Ruggles' You Belong to Me
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