I Take This Woman

I Take This Woman (1940)

An INSPIRED combination of STARS.. in a POWERFUL and SENSATIONAL PHOTOPLAY

On return from Europe Dr. Decker foils glamour girl Georgi from jumping overboard. At Decker's suggestion to keep busy, she assists at his clinic in the slums.

Date of release
1940-02-02
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
W.S. Van Dyke

Casting

Interesting facts

I Take This Woman is a 1940 American drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr. Based on the short story "A New York Cinderella" by Charles MacArthur, the film is about a young woman who attempted suicide in reaction to a failed love affair. The doctor who marries her attempts to get her to love him by abandoning his clinic services to the poor to become a physician to the rich so he can pay for her expensive lifestyle.

Production notes

Production of the film had a long and troubled history, earning it the infamous nickname I Re-Take This Woman. Director Josef von Sternberg began shooting on October 18, 1938, but was fired less than a month later over artistic differences; director Frank Borzage took over shooting on November 7th, and the production was shelved in January 1939. W.S.

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