''Repent at Leisure'' is a 1941 American domestic

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directed by

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from a screenplay by Jerry Cady based on a story by James Gow and Arnaud D'Usseau. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film was released on April 4, 1941, and stars

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, and George Barbier. It is named after the aphorism "marry in haste, repent at leisure".

Plot summary

Cast

- Richard Hughes *

- Emily Baldwin * George Barbier - Robert Cornelius 'R.C.' Baldwin *

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- Jay Buckingham * Charles Lane - Clarence Morgan *

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- Mrs. Sally Baldwin *

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- Prince Paul Stephanie * Ruth Dietrich - Miss Flynn *

Cecil Cunningham Edna Cecil Cunningham (August 2, 1888 – April 17, 1959) was an American film and stage actress, singer, and comedienne. Early years Cunningham started her working life as a switchboard operator in a commerce bank and did some sittings as a ...

- Mrs. Morgan *

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* * * * 1941 films American black-and-white films RKO Pictures films 1941 comedy films American comedy films Films produced by Cliff Reid 1940s English-language films Films directed by Frank Woodruff 1940s American films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub