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7.6/10
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During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
Donald Douglas
- FBI Agent Harding
- (as Don Douglas)
David Alison
- Man in Alley
- (uncredited)
Sam Ash
- Committee Member
- (uncredited)
Don Barclay
- Drunk
- (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
- Shaving Gag
- (uncredited)
Betzi Beaton
- Miss Finch
- (uncredited)
Hank Bell
- Singing Man on Apartment Stairway
- (uncredited)
Edward Biby
- Committee Member
- (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
- Barmaid
- (uncredited)
Lulu Mae Bohrman
- Secretary
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFeatures Jean Arthur's only Oscar-nominated performance.
- GoofsAfter Joe gives Connie the travel bag and prepares to leave, she asks if he is going back to California. He replies, "No, Africa." The audio has been dubbed, as he clearly is not saying "Africa". He apparently is saying "Japan".
- Quotes
Connie Milligan: You've been shushing me for 22 months now. You've shushed your last shush!
- ConnectionsFeatured in George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
- SoundtracksThe Torpedo Song
(1943)
(Published as "Damn the Torpedos - Full Speed Ahead")
Music by Jay Gorney
Lyrics by Henry Myers and Edward Eliscu
Recited often by Charles Coburn (uncredited)
Sung by Coburn and other members of the Committee at the end
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I truly love this wonderful,endearing romantic comedy from Hollywood's golden age. It has a unique setting - Washington D.C. during the housing shortage caused by World War II, and gets great comic mileage out of the various problems caused by the situation. George Stevens handles it all superbly, but what you remember most are the three charming leads. Charles Coburn justifiedly won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his scene-stealing panache as the elderly Cupid who helps steer Jean Arthur and Joel McCrea towards love. McCrea was an unsung but marvelously effective leading man in the 30's and 40's - rather like Jeff Bridges has been in his career. He's very fine here, and also in the movies he made for Preston Sturges. And Jean Arthur is at her very best - another great who doesn't get enough respect nowadays. Its difficult not to fall in love with her in this film - even if you were blind, her voice alone would knock you off your feet! Its ridiculous that this was her only oscar nomination-but then she, along with Carole Lombard and Irene Dunne were Hollywood's screwball comedy queens, and Hollywood was too busy rewarding the likes of Greer Garson and Luise Rainer.
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- Jul 27, 1999
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- Also known as
- Merry-Go-Round
- Production company
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- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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