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Cafe Society

Cafe Society

1939Movie⏱️ 1h 23m
ComedyRomance
6.4
IMDB Rating
126 votes

A wealthy young lady marries a reporter on a bet, but things might not work out so well when he finds out the truth.

Director
Edward H. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross
Release Date
March 3, 1939
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 3
Wins
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Madeleine Carroll
Madeleine Carroll
as Christopher West
Fred MacMurray
Fred MacMurray
as Crick O'Bannon
Shirley Ross
Shirley Ross
as Bells Browne
Jessie Ralph
Jessie Ralph
as Mrs. De Witt
Claude Gillingwater
Claude Gillingwater
as Old Christopher West
Allyn Joslyn
Allyn Joslyn
as Sonny De Witt
Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst
as Bartender
Helen Ainsworth
Helen Ainsworth
as Bobo Brennan
Don Alvarado
Don Alvarado
as Don Jose Monterico
Eddie Borden
Eddie Borden
as Les

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

screwball comedyscene during opening creditsyoungshipheiress

🎯 Categories

ComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

pleasant and predicable
by planktonrules2019-01-22
6/10

""Cafe Society" is not a bad film, though it is quite predictable. This isn't 100% bad...as many times you simply want a nice romance and this might do the trick. In this story, Fred MacMurray plays a reporter. Through some contrived writing, he and a society lady (Madeleine Carroll) get married and they barely know each other...apparently due to a bet. Not surprisingly, things don't work out wonderfully. The husband resents the wife and her worthless rich friends and she thinks he's amazingly judgmental assuming they are all spoiled. Despite the problems, you know by ..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by MCA ever since; its earliest documented telecast took place in Omaha Tuesday 27 October 1959 on KETV (Channel 7).

📖 Synopsis

A wealthy young lady marries a reporter on a bet, but things might not work out so well when he finds out the truth.