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A Bill of Divorcement (1940 film)

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Director
  
John Farrow

Music director
  
Roy Webb

Duration
  

Language
  
English

5.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Story by
  
Clemence Dane

Country
  
United States

A Bill of Divorcement (1940 film) movie poster

Release date
  
1940

Based on
  
play by Clemence Dane

Writer
  
Clemence Dane (play), Dalton Trumbo

Cast
  
Maureen O'Hara
(Sydney Fairfield),
Adolphe Menjou
(Hilary Fairfield),
Fay Bainter
(Margaret "Meg" Fairfield),
Herbert Marshall
(Gray Meredith),
Dame May Whitty
(Aunt Hester Fairfield),
Patric Knowles
(John Storm)

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A Bill of Divorcement is a 1940 film directed by John Farrow. It was also known as Never to Love and was based on a play that was filmed in 1932 with Katharine Hepburn.

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Plot

Hilary Fairchild returns home after a long spell in a lunatic asylum.

Cast

  • Maureen O'Hara as Sydney Fairchild
  • Adolphe Menjou as Hilary Fairchild
  • Fay Bainter as Margaret Fairchild
  • Herbert Marshall as Gray Meredith
  • Dame May Whitty as Hester Fairchild
  • Patric Knowles as John Storm
  • C. Aubrey Smith as Dr. Alliot
  • Ernest Cossart as Rev. Dr. Pumphrey
  • Kathryn Collier as Basset
  • Lauri Beatty as Susan

    • Reception

    The film recorded a loss of $104,000.

    References

    A Bill of Divorcement (1940 film) Wikipedia
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    A Bill of Divorcement (1940 film) IMDbA Bill of Divorcement (1940 film) themoviedb.org