''The Perfect Marriage'' is a 1947 American

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directed by Lewis Allen and written by Leonard Spigelgass. The film stars Loretta Young, David Niven, Eddie Albert, Charlie Ruggles, Virginia Field, and Rita Johnson. The film was released on February 24, 1947, by

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Plot

Cast

* Loretta Young as Maggie Williams * David Niven as Dale Williams * Eddie Albert as Gil Cummins * Charlie Ruggles as Dale Williams, Sr. * Virginia Field as Gloria * Rita Johnson as Mabel Manning *

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as Rosa *Nona Griffith as Cookie Williams * Nana Bryant as Corinne Williams * Jerome Cowan as Addison Manning * Luella Gear as Dolly Haggerty * Howard Freeman as Peter Haggerty

Reception

T.M.P. of ''

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'' said, "Whatever it was about ''The Perfect Marriage'' which convinced Producer Hal Wallis that this Samson Raphaelson-play was worth the trouble and expense of filming just doesn't come through on the screen. For the new potpourri of comedy, farce and drama, which opened yesterday at the Paramount Theatre, is a singularly shapeless and unrewarding entertainment. Not being acquainted with the play, we wouldn't know whether Leonard Spigelgass, the scenarist, tampered to any great extent with the original. But (and this is the only thing that matters right now) it is quite evident that Mr. Spigelgass certainly didn't contribute any improvements. He wrote an abundance of dialogue, to be sure, but most of it is witless."

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* 1947 films 1947 comedy films American comedy films American black-and-white films American films based on plays Films directed by Lewis Allen Films produced by Hal B. Wallis Films scored by Friedrich Hollaender Paramount Pictures films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub