''A Modern Marriage'' is a 1950 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Paul Landres Paul Landres (August 12, 1912 – December 26, 2001) was an American film and television editor and director. He directed episodes of ''The Lone Ranger'', '' Maverick'' and '' Flipper'', among many other TV series. He directed the vampire film ...

and written by Samuel Roeca and George Wallace Sayre. The film stars

Reed Hadley Reed Hadley (born Reed Herring, June 25, 1911 – December 11, 1974) was an American film, television and radio actor. Early life Hadley was born in Petrolia, Texas. Career Before moving to Hollywood, he acted in ''Hamlet'' on stage in N ...

, Margaret Field,

Robert Clarke Robert Irby Clarke (June 1, 1920 – June 11, 2005) was an American actor best known for his cult classic science fiction films of the 1950s. In succeeding decades he appeared in more conventional television, and in ''The King Family Show'', ...

Nana Bryant Nana Irene Bryant (November 23, 1888 – December 24, 1955) was an American film, stage, and television actress. She appeared in more than 100 films between 1935 and 1955. Biography Bryant was born 1888 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She appeared in ...

, Burt Wenland and

Christine McIntyre Christine Cecilia McIntyre (April 16, 1911 – July 8, 1984) was an American actress and singer who appeared in various films in the 1930s and 1940s. She is mainly remembered as the beautiful blonde actress who appeared in many of The Three St ...

. It was released on July 10, 1950, by

Monogram Pictures Monogram Pictures Corporation was an American film studio that produced mostly low-budget films between 1931 and 1953, when the firm completed a transition to the name Allied Artists Pictures Corporation. Monogram was among the smaller studios i ...

Plot

Cast

as Dr. Donald Andrews * Margaret Field as Evelyn Brown *

as Bill Burke *

as Mrs. Brown *Burt Wenland as Porter *

as Nurse * Edward Keane as Dr. Connors * Charles Smith as Jimmy Watson *

Buddy Gorman Charles J. "Buddy" Gorman''Hollywood's Made-To-Order-Punks: The Complete Film History of the Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys, East Side Kids, and Bowery Boys,'' Richard Roat, BearManor Media, 2010. (September 2, 1921 – April 1, 2010) was an A ...

as Messenger Boy *

Dick Elliott Richard Damon Elliott (April 30, 1886 – December 22, 1961) was an American character actor who played in over 240 films from the 1930s until the time of his death. Early years Elliott was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Career Elliott p ...

as Jim Burke *Lelah Tyler as Mrs. Burke *Pattie Chapman as Mary Burke *

Buddy Swan Paul "Buddy" Swan (October 24, 1929 – March 21, 1993) (also credited as Buddy Swann) was an American child actor, best known for playing the title character of the 1941 film ''Citizen Kane'' as a child. He also appeared in the horror film ...

as Spike * Frank Fenton as Mr. Brown *

Sherry Jackson Sherry D. Jackson (born February 15, 1942) is an American retired Actor, actress and former child star. Early life Jackson was born on February 15, 1942, in Wendell, Idaho. Her mother, Maurita, provided drama, singing, and dancing lessons for S ...

as Evelyn *Dian Fauntelle as Secretary *Peggy Wynne as Nurse *Bret Hamilton as Delivery Man

Legacy

The film was repackaged and re-released in 1962 as ''Frigid Wife'', now including a twelve-minute prologue that depicts a marriage counselor telling the story of ''A Modern Marriage'' as a case history for two patients. (One of the counselors is played by Sid Noel, better known as

Morgus the Magnificent Morgus the Magnificent, also known as Momus Alexander Morgus, is a fictional character created and portrayed by actor Sidney Noel Rideau (aka Sid Noel). From the late 1950s into the 1980s, Morgus was a "horror host" of late-night science fiction ...

, a mad scientist/horror movie host whose career spanned over 50 years.) After the prologue, the entire ''A Modern Marriage'' film is seen.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Modern Marriage, A 1950 films American drama films 1950 drama films Monogram Pictures films Films directed by Paul Landres American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films