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

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directed by Frank Woodruff from a screenplay by Jerry Cady based on a story by James Gow and

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. Produced and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, the film was released on April 4, 1941, and stars Kent Taylor, Wendy Barrie, and George Barbier. It is named after the aphorism "marry in haste, repent at leisure".

Plot

Cast

* Kent Taylor as Richard Hughes * Wendy Barrie as Emily Baldwin * George Barbier as Robert Cornelius 'R.C.' Baldwin * Thurston Hall as Jay Buckingham * Charles Lane as Clarence Morgan * Nella Walker as Mrs. Sally Baldwin * Rafael Storm as Prince Paul Stephanie * Ruth Dietrich as Miss Flynn * Cecil Cunningham as Mrs. Morgan * George Chandler as Bus Conductor

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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-US-comedy-film-stub