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While on a business trip, an ambitious young lawyer meets and immediately falls in love with a stranger. They wed the following day, and tragedy soon strikes.
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Jane Mason
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John Horace Mason
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Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
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Mrs. Harriet Mason
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Conway
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Sister Madeline
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Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Salt Lake City Hospital Chemist (uncredited)
Bonnie Belle Barber ...
John Mason Jr. - Infant (uncredited)
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Lily - Cook #3 (uncredited)
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Jim Hatton (uncredited)
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Mr. Carter (uncredited)
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Judge (uncredited)
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Ranger on Telephone (uncredited)
Frederick Chapin ...
Younger Doolittle (uncredited)
Russ Clark ...
Omaha Radio Operator (uncredited)
Monte Collins ...
Juror (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Co-Worker (uncredited)
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Annie - Cook #1 (uncredited)
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Dr. Healy (uncredited)
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Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Harry Depp ...
Hutch (uncredited)
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Airport Operations Manager (uncredited)
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Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
Betty Farrington ...
Hospital Cashier (uncredited)
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Johns Hopkins technician (uncredited)
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Tipsy Blonde at New Year's Eve Party (uncredited)
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Collins (uncredited)
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Farmer (uncredited)
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Jury Foreman (uncredited)
Victor Kilian Jr. ...
Chicago Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Ranger (uncredited)
Ethel Marical ...
Nurse (uncredited)
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Messerschmidt (uncredited)
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Bailiff (uncredited)
James McNamara ...
Juror (uncredited)
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North Platte Radio Operator (uncredited)
Wilhelmina Morris ...
Nurse (uncredited)
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Rock Springs Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Harry - Elevator Starter (uncredited)
Renee Orsell ...
Hilda - Cook #2 (uncredited)
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Denver Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Juror (uncredited)
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Office Boy (uncredited)
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Office Worker (uncredited)
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John Horace Mason's Secretary (uncredited)
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Simon - Judge Doolittle's Brother (uncredited)
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Newark Official (uncredited)
Jackie Taylor ...
John Mason Jr. - One Year Old (uncredited)
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Dr. Langham's Nurse-Receptionist (uncredited)
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Eunice Doolittle (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood ...
Nurse (uncredited)
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New York Hospital Chemist (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Cromwell ... (directed by)

Written by

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Jo Swerling ... (screen play by)
 
Rose Franken ... (suggested by a story by)
 
Frank Ryan ... (contributor: humorous situations) (uncredited)

Produced by

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David O. Selznick ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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David Buttolph ... (uncredited)
Hugo Friedhofer ... (uncredited)
Oscar Levant ... (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... (uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Leon Shamroy ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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James E. Newcom ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Hal C. Kern ... supervising film editor

Casting By

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Charles Richards ... (uncredited)

Production Design by

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William Cameron Menzies ... (production designed by)

Art Direction by

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Lyle R. Wheeler ... (art direction) (as Lyle Wheeler)

Costume Design by

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Travis Banton

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Eric Stacey ... assistant director

Art Department

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Edward G. Boyle ... interior decorator
Dorothea Holt ... illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jack Noyes ... sound recordist

Special Effects by

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Jack Cosgrove ... special effects
Edmund E. Fellegi ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Music Department

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Louis Forbes ... music director (as Lou Forbes)
Hugo Friedhofer ... composer: music cues (uncredited)
Oscar Levant ... composer: theme music (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Max Steiner ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Franz Waxman ... composer: stock music (uncredited)

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Lillian K. Deighton ... researcher (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Young lawyer meets and marries girl after knowing her one day. Takes bride home to meet his mother who disapproves of the marriage. Lawyer thinks everything will be fine as he moves up the ladder of the law firm. He doesn't and things get tough. A baby makes things even tougher. Written by Jack Pfeifer

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Taglines All they asked-a chance to live! (Print Ad- Philadelphia Inquirer, ((Philadelphia, Penna.)) 9 February 1939) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Le Lien sacré (France)
  • Ein ideales Paar (Germany)
  • Ist das Leben nicht wunderbar? (Germany)
  • Lazo sagrado (Spain)
  • El llaç sagrat (Spain, Catalan title)
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  • 92 min
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Trivia David O. Selznick's experience of trying to have life-saving serum flown in for his critically ill brother was the basis for the flying sequences ending the movie. See more »
Goofs When John Mason (Jimmy Stewart) visits Judge Doolittle's home in the middle of the night, as John is pleading with the judge's brother Simon to wake up the judge, Simon mouths the exact words John is saying as he is saying them, showing his memorization of the script. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Cow Belles (2006). See more »
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Crazy Credits Opening credits start with hands signing "Carole Lombard" and "James Stewart" to a marriage license. See more »
Quotes Lily, Cook #3: Never let the seeds stop you from enjoying the watermelon.
Jane: That's all right if you've got a watermelon.
Lily, Cook #3: You mustn't say that, Miss Mason. Yous got your watermelon, but you chokes yourself up on all them little seeds. I always say "Spit 'em out! Spit 'em out before they spoil the taste for the melon."
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