No Time for Love (1943)

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1h 23min
Comedy, Romance
05 Apr 1943 (Sweden)
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An upper-class female reporter is (despite herself) attracted to a hulking laborer digging a tunnel under the Hudson River.

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Mitchell Leisen

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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Still of Claudette Colbert (I) and Fred MacMurray in No Time for Love (1943)

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	Claudette Colbert	...	Katherine Grant
	Fred MacMurray	...	Jim Ryan
	Ilka Chase	...	Hoppy Grant
	Richard Haydn	...	Roger Winant
	Paul McGrath	...	Henry Fulton
	June Havoc	...	Darlene
	Marjorie Gateson	...	Sophie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Murray Alper	...	Moran (uncredited)
	Faith Brook	...	Pert Brunette (uncredited)
	Rod Cameron	...	Taylor (uncredited)
	Kenneth Chryst	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Yvonne De Carlo	...	Showgirl (uncredited)
	Jerome de Nuccio	...	Leon Brice (uncredited)
	Sayre Dearing	...	Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)
	Helen Dickson	...	Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)
	George Dolenz	...	Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
	Jack Gardner	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Bill Goodwin	...	Christley (uncredited)
	Kit Guard	...	Pop Murphy's Waiter (uncredited)
	Alan Hale Jr.	...	Union Checker (uncredited)
	Eddie Hall	...	Sandhog (uncredited)
	Tex Harris	...	Sandhog (uncredited)
	Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian	...	Sandhog (uncredited)
	Frederic Henry	...	Man at Party (uncredited)
	Robert Herrick	...	Kent (uncredited)
	Robert Homans	...	Pop Murphy (uncredited)
	Mitchell Ingraham	...	City Commissioner (uncredited)
	Charles Irwin	...	Patrick Aloysius O'Conner - Gold Room Waiter (uncredited)
	Ted Jacques	...	Sandhog (uncredited)
	John Kelly	...	Morrisey (uncredited)
	Fred Kohler Jr.	...	Sandhog (uncredited)
	Max Lauer	...	Sandhog (uncredited)
	Arthur Loft	...	Vice-President (uncredited)
	Morton Lowry	...	Dunbar (uncredited)
	Wilbur Mack	...	Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)
	Philo McCullough	...	Gold Room Patron (uncredited)
	Patrick McVey	...	City Chief Engineer (uncredited)
	Frank Moran	...	Erector Tender (uncredited)
	Tom Neal	...	Sandhog (uncredited)
	William H. O'Brien	...	Nightclub Waiter (uncredited)
	Gil Perkins	...	Diner at Pop Murphy's (uncredited)
	Paul Phillips	...	Office Worker (uncredited)
	Art Potter	...	Sandhog (uncredited)
	Tom Quinn	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Lorin Raker	...	Sweetzer (uncredited)
	Lillian Randolph	...	Hilda (uncredited)
	Keith Richards	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Jack Roberts	...	Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
	Willard Robertson	...	Construction Company President (uncredited)
	Ronald R. Rondell	...	Captain of Waiters (uncredited)
	Jack Roper	...	Sandhog (uncredited)
	Cosmo Sardo	...	Sidewalk Passerby (uncredited)
	Jack Shay	...	2nd Engineer (uncredited)
	Mickey Simpson	...	Doctor (uncredited)
	Walter Soderling	...	Gate Man (uncredited)
	Sammy Stein	...	Sandhog (uncredited)
	Woody Strode	...	Black Sandhog (uncredited)
	Ben Taggart	...	City General Manager (uncredited)
	Dorothy Vernon	...	Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)
	Dave Wengren	...	Jack Tender (uncredited)
	Pat West	...	Pop Murphy's Waiter (uncredited)
	Rhys Williams	...	Clancy (uncredited)
	Grant Withers	...	Pete Hanagan (uncredited)

Directed by

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Mitchell Leisen

Written by

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Robert Lees	...	(story) and
Frederic I. Rinaldo	...	(story) (as Fred Rinaldo)

Warren Duff	...	(adaptation)

Claude Binyon	...	(screenplay)

Produced by

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Fred Kohlmar	...	associate producer
Mitchell Leisen	...	producer

Music by

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Victor Young

Cinematography by

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Charles Lang

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director of photography (as Charles Lang Jr.)

Editing by

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Alma Macrorie

Art Direction by

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Hans Dreier
Robert Usher

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer

Costume Design by

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Edith Head	...	(gowns)
Irene	...	(Miss Colberts Gowns by)

Makeup Department

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Peggy Higgins	...	hair stylist
Elaine Ramsey	...	hair stylist
Leonora Sabine	...	hair supervisor
Wally Westmore	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Harold Schwartz

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unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Harry Caplan	...	second assistant director
Chico Alonso	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Richard Brandow	...	props (uncredited)
Ray Moyer	...	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Earl S. Hayman	...	sound recordist (as Earl Hayman)
Don Johnson	...	sound recordist

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart	...	process photography
Gordon Jennings	...	special photographic effects

Stunts

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Fred Graham	...	stunts (uncredited)
Gil Perkins	...	stunts (uncredited)
Woody Strode	...	stunts (uncredited)
Mary Wiggins	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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David Ettenson	...	assistant camera: New York unit (uncredited)
W. Wallace Kelley	...	camera operator: New York unit (uncredited)
Lionel Lindon	...	second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gladys Baxter	...	wardrobe
Clayton Brackett	...	wardrobe
Irene	...	gowns: Miss Colbert
Eugene Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Charles Bradshaw	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Herman Hand	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken	...	orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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La Prele Jones

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script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Jack Donohue	...	dance director
Sam Ledner	...	dance supervisor
Eleanor Broder	...	secretary: Mitchell Leisen (uncredited)
Al Mann	...	assistant dance director (uncredited)
Cheryl Walker	...	stand-in: Claudette Colbert (uncredited)

Crew believed to be complete

Production Companies

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Paramount Pictures

Distributors

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Paramount Pictures (1943) (United States) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Corporation)
Paramount British Pictures (1943) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Paramount Film Service (1943) (Australia) (theatrical)
Paramount Film Service (1943) (Canada) (theatrical)
Les Films Paramount (1946) (France) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1947) (Sweden) (theatrical)
MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2006) (United States) (DVD) (Claudette Colbert Collection)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2013) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
Kino Lorber (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Sandhog Jim Ryan is suspended from his job helping to dig a tunnel beneath a river because of an incident while being photographed for a story by Katherine Grant. Feeling responsible, Katherine hires Ryan to assist her during his suspension. She is elegant and sophisticated, while he is outspoken and down-to-earth. This combination leads to conflicts, and ultimately romance. Written by Ron Kerrigan Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	rich-female-reporter workman lie tunnel workman-digs-a-tunnel See All (15) »
Taglines	SHE COULD BE A LOT OF WOMAN IF SHE GOT THE URGE...and she wouldn't need much urging! (print ad - Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Tower Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - April 2, 1945) See more »
Genres	Comedy Romance
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Certification	Argentina:Atp Finland:S France:Tous publics United Kingdom:U United States:Approved United States:Passed (National Board of Review)

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Also Known As	La Dangereuse Aventure (France) Keine Zeit für die Liebe (Germany) No hay tiempo para amar (Spain) Sankari ja valloittaja (Finland) Det starka är det sköna värt (Sweden) See more »
Runtime	83 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Filming Locations	Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Katherine Grant (Claudette Colbert) dreams that Jim Ryan (Fred MacMurray) is a super-hero. In reality, MacMurray's image was used as the inspiration for the original Captain Marvel (aka "Shazam") in 1939. See more »
Goofs	When the strongman catches the barbell and falls down, a mat is clearly visible for him to fall on. The mat disappears in the next shot. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Romantic Comedy (2019). See more »
Quotes	Katherine Grant: Oh, you---you coward! Kissing a woman! Jim Ryan: What am I supposed to kiss? See more »

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