| When Ladies Meet | |
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| Directed by | Robert Z. Leonard |
| Written by | S.K. Lauren Anita Loos Leon Gordon John Meehan (screenwriter) |
| Based on | When Ladies Meet 1932 play byRachel Crothers |
| Produced by | Robert Z. Leonard Orville O. Dull |
| Starring | Joan Crawford Robert Taylor Greer Garson Herbert Marshall |
| Cinematography | Robert H. Planck |
| Edited by | Robert Kern |
| Music by | Bronislau Kaper |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $640,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,846,000[1] |
When Ladies Meet is a 1941 Americanromantic comedy film directed byRobert Z. Leonard and starringJoan Crawford,Robert Taylor,Greer Garson,Herbert Marshall andSpring Byington.[2] The screenplay by S.K. Lauren andAnita Loos was based upon a 1932 play byRachel Crothers. Made byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer, director Leonard also coproduced along with Orville O. Dull. The film was a remake of the 1933pre-Codefilm of the same name, which had starredAnn Harding,Myrna Loy,Robert Montgomery andFrank Morgan in the roles played by Garson, Crawford, Taylor and Marshall.
Mary, a bestselling author, falls in love with her marriedpublisher to the irritation of Jimmy who has long wanted her to marry him. Complications ensue when Mary encounters Clare, the wife of the man she believes she is in love with.
Howard Barnes of theNew York Herald Tribune wrote: "Even when [Crawford] is wearing spectacles, she is not particularly convincing in the part."[3] According to MGM records, the film earned $1,162,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $684,000 in other markets, resulting in a profit of $607,000.[1]
The film earned anAcademy Award nomination for art directorsCedric Gibbons,Randall Duell andEdwin B. Willis.[4]
When Ladies Meet was released on Region 1 DVD on March 23, 2009 as part of the online Warner Bros. Archive Collection.