Fred wants to start a new life with a new wife, but it isn't easy to give Paulette the gate for another mate.Fred wants to start a new life with a new wife, but it isn't easy to give Paulette the gate for another mate.Fred wants to start a new life with a new wife, but it isn't easy to give Paulette the gate for another mate.
Eddie Acuff
- Man Retrieving Pajamas
- (uncredited)
Harry Anderson
- Door Attendant
- (uncredited)
Griff Barnett
- Conductor on Train
- (uncredited)
George Barrows
- Military Policeman at Dock
- (uncredited)
George Barton
- Workman
- (uncredited)
Brooks Benedict
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPete meets Mary at the train station where he plans to act the buffoon to make her want to sign the divorce papers and calls her a, "wonderful white woman." That would not fly in 2023.
- Quotes
Jack Lindsay: Isn't it terrible how completely women know each other?
- Crazy creditsOpening credits are shown over lovebirds and nests.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Fred MacMurray: The Guy Next Door (1996)
Featured review
Nice film, and I'll bet the situation was quite common
Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray star as a married couple in "Suddenly It's Spring," also featuring Arleen Whelan and MacDonald Carey.
Goddard is a WAC captain, Mary Morley, an expert in marital relations, who returns from overseas as an escort for GI war brides. She and her husband Peter (MacMurray) have been separated, and he wants a divorce. He is also her former law partner.
Peter is in love with Gloria (Whelan) and needs Mary to sign the divorce papers. As far as Gloria is concerned, he hasn't been moving fast enough, either.
When she doesn't sign them initially, Peter invites Mary to dinner. Meanwhile, one of Peter's clients, Jack (Carey) has been staying at his apartment. He thinks Mary is one of Gloria's bridesmaids for her wedding to Peter. When he talks to Mary, she realizes the situation. She isn't exactly ready to get a divorce.
Peter tries hard to get Mary to sign the papers, by acting like a jerk in public etc., but Gloria is impatient. He's getting desperate.
Very pleasant film with the vivacious and beautiful Goddard, one of my favorites, who plays well opposite MacMurray. When he was on My Three Sons, I thought he was a big nothing who starred in films while the big stars were off fighting World War II. I have been so pleasantly surprised by him over the years. He's a kind of Everyman, and if he didn't have the deepest range in the world, he has a nice presence and did both comedy and drama easily.
I wonder how many couples came together after the war and didn't know where they stood with one another - I'll bet a lot.
Good film.
Goddard is a WAC captain, Mary Morley, an expert in marital relations, who returns from overseas as an escort for GI war brides. She and her husband Peter (MacMurray) have been separated, and he wants a divorce. He is also her former law partner.
Peter is in love with Gloria (Whelan) and needs Mary to sign the divorce papers. As far as Gloria is concerned, he hasn't been moving fast enough, either.
When she doesn't sign them initially, Peter invites Mary to dinner. Meanwhile, one of Peter's clients, Jack (Carey) has been staying at his apartment. He thinks Mary is one of Gloria's bridesmaids for her wedding to Peter. When he talks to Mary, she realizes the situation. She isn't exactly ready to get a divorce.
Peter tries hard to get Mary to sign the papers, by acting like a jerk in public etc., but Gloria is impatient. He's getting desperate.
Very pleasant film with the vivacious and beautiful Goddard, one of my favorites, who plays well opposite MacMurray. When he was on My Three Sons, I thought he was a big nothing who starred in films while the big stars were off fighting World War II. I have been so pleasantly surprised by him over the years. He's a kind of Everyman, and if he didn't have the deepest range in the world, he has a nice presence and did both comedy and drama easily.
I wonder how many couples came together after the war and didn't know where they stood with one another - I'll bet a lot.
Good film.
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- Jan 9, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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