Pretty Bobby Halevy loves Rims Rosson, a dreamer and inventor without much going for him. Rims has a scheme of going to Manila to turn hemp into silk and become rich. But when one of her ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| John Garfield | ... | Rims Rosson | |
| Anne Shirley | ... | Bobby Halevy | |
| Claude Rains | ... | Mr. Halevy | |
| Roscoe Karns | ... | Willie Sands | |
| Lee Patrick | ... | Florrie Sands | |
| Dennie Moore | ... | Gertrude Mills | |
| George Tobias | ... | Herbert Smith | |
| Elisabeth Risdon | ... | Mrs. Halevy (as Elizabeth Risdon) | |
| Berton Churchill | ... | Mr. Norman | |
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Pretty Bobby Halevy loves Rims Rosson, a dreamer and inventor without much going for him. Rims has a scheme of going to Manila to turn hemp into silk and become rich. But when one of her family talks Bobby into tricking Rims into marriage, the real world comes crashing down on the couple. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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expectant father | expectant mother | manila philippines | tricked into marriage | victim of circumstance |Taglines:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 May 1940 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Married, Pretty and Poor See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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This film's earliest documented telecasts took place in Tucson Monday 13 August 1956 on KDWI (Channel 12), in Indianapolis Saturday 25 August 1956 on WISH (Channel 8), in Los Angeles Sunday 15 September 1956 on KNXT (Channel 2), in Boston Sunday 28 October 1956 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Miami Friday 23 November 1956 on WTVJ (Channel 4), in Albuquerque Sunday 2 December 1956 on KOAT (Channel 7), in both Cincinnati and Phoenix Thursday 6 December 1956 on WKRC (Channel 12) and on KVAR (Channel 12, in Spokane Sunday 9 December 1956 on KREM (Channel 2), and again in Albuquerque Saturday 5 January 1957 on KOB (Channel 4). See more »Goofs
A moving shadow of the camera is visible on the "How to Bowl" magazine as it pulls back to reveal Bobby practicing with a cabbage. See more »Soundtracks
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This obviously must have been a play first, as the film is very static and spends most of the time confined to small sets. I really wish the writers had done something to try to open the film up a bit--giving it some more energy and giving it life. Instead, you feel you are watching a play that was filmed--especially when it comes to dialog, as the actors seem to be, at times, making speeches to an audience. Now the acting is okay (though a bit too earnest if you ask me) and the general idea is okay, but just not super-compelling. You see, a young couple is married and face a huge battle against debts and struggle to get by---again and again and again. Halfway into the film, I felt like I'd had enough. Yes, they were young and in love but the day to day pressures put a lot of strain on their marriage--I understood that but after a while I just wanted this depressing film to end. About the only bright spot was the role played by Claude Rains--he was pretty funny and likable. As for the leads, Anne Shirley and John Garfield, this was definitely not one of their better films as they came off as rather whiny and immature. I just felt like yelling at the actors to buck up and deal with it--that's life!