"A new angle on love in a gay, romantic triangle!"

1939

1h 15m

6.5(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Woman hopes to be a great singer and is encouraged by her scheming teacher. After she flops her husband, encouraged by an amorous professional singer tries opera and also flops.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Loretta Young

Doris Borland

Warner Baxter

Leonard Borland aka Logan Bennett

Binnie Barnes

Cecil Carver

Cesar Romero

Hugo

George Barbier

Major Blair

J. Edward Bromberg

Rossi

Eugene Pallette

Mike Craig

Helen Westley

Mrs. Blair

Ruth Terry

Carol

Dorothy Dearing

Mrs. Price

Creative team

Directed by: Gregory Ratoff
Written by: Nunnally Johnson
Produced by: Darryl F. Zanuck

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