Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writer:

Norman Krasna (story)

Release Date:

31 January 1941 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Lombard and Montgomery Get Hitched As They're Getting Unhitched ! [DVD USA]

Plot:

Not a typical Hitchcock movie, this is a comedy about a couple who learn that their marriage was not valid.

Plot Keywords:

Marriage | New York | Restaurant | Taxicab | Fairground

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 16

4:15 PM

TCM

US Showtimes:

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

1:00pm

(personalize)

Cast

Carole Lombard	...	Ann
Robert Montgomery	...	David
Gene Raymond	...	Jeff
Jack Carson	...	Chuck
Philip Merivale	...	Mr. Custer
Lucile Watson	...	Mrs. Custer
William Tracy	...	Sammy
Charles Halton	...	Mr. Deever
Esther Dale	...	Mrs. Krausheimer
Emma Dunn	...	Martha
Betty Compson	...	Gertie
Patricia Farr	...	Gloria
William Edmunds	...	Proprietor Lucy's
Pamela Blake	...	Lily (as Adele Pearce)

Also Known As:

Mr. und Mrs. Smith (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Den se thelo pia (Greece) [el]
Herra ja rouva Smith (Finland) [fi]
Il signore e la signora Smith (Italy) [it]
Joies matrimoniales (France) [fr]
Lige børn leger bedst (Denmark) [da]
Lika barn leka bäst (Sweden) [sv]
Mar V'Geveret Smith (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Matrimoni original (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Matrimonio original (Spain) [es]
Meu Marido É Solteiro (Portugal) [pt]
Su amado enemigo (Argentina) [es]

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

South Korea:12 | USA:TV-G | Canada:PG (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:7 (1945) | Spain:T | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #6670) | UK:U (video rating) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Alfred Hitchcock] [bathroom]a conversation is made difficult by a noisy flushing toilet.

Quotes:

Ann: If you had it all to do over again, would you still have married me?
David: Honestly, no.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Mr. Hitchcock Meets the Smiths (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Sidewalks of New York

Lombard and Montgomery are a great team....

When I put this movie on I was drowsy, and depressed. It did two things for me after I put it on. It kept me awake, thus entertaining me, and it put a smile on my face.

There are some genuine laughs in this movie, and the comedy is spread between all the characters. Robert Montgomery is extremely funny, with both excellent physical comedy, and great comedic timing with his dialogue. What surprised me most was the excellent comedic timing of Carole Lombard. She is extremely funny, but her chemistry with Montgomery in their scenes together is fantastic.

The direction, of course, is excellent. Not standard Hitchcock suspense, but classic Hitchcock comedy and romance, elements of his film making that a lot of people overlook.

Honestly, this is a fun movie. The humor is intelligent and never sinks to an infantile level. I had never heard of this movie until about two days ago, and I watched it and I was pleasantly surprised. 8 out of 10.