''Claudia and David'' is a 1946 American comedy-drama film directed by

Walter Lang Walter Lang (August 10, 1896 – February 7, 1972) was an American film director. Early life Walter Lang was born in Tennessee. As a young man he went to New York City where he found clerical work at a film production company. The business piqu ...

. It stars Dorothy McGuire and

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. Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young repeat their roles from the film ''Claudia'' (1943). Like its predecessor, ''Claudia and David'' was based on a series of short stories by Rose Franken, which also inspired a successful stage play and radio series.

Plot

Claudia ( Dorothy McGuire), still charmingly naive and a bit nervous, is struggling with the responsibilities of marriage and parenthood in their rural Connecticut town. Jealousy creeps into the relationship when Elizabeth ( Mary Astor) starts consulting David on a building project, while Claudia is attracting the uninvited attentions of Phil ( John Sutton), who happens to be married.

Cast

* Dorothy McGuire as Claudia Naughton *

as David Naughton * Mary Astor as Elizabeth Van Doren * John Sutton as Phil Dexter * Gail Patrick as Julia Naughton * Rose Hobart as Edith Dexter * Harry Davenport as Dr. Harry * Florence Bates as Nancy Riddle * Jerome Cowan as Brian O'Toole * Frank Tweddell as Fritz * Elsa Janssen as Bertha * Anthony Sydes as Bobby * Eva Novak as Maid

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* * * * 1946 films 1946 comedy-drama films 20th Century Fox films American black-and-white films American comedy-drama films American sequel films Films about marriage Films based on short fiction Films directed by Walter Lang Films scored by Cyril J. Mockridge Films set in Connecticut Films produced by William Perlberg 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-comedy-film-stub