''Married and in Love'' is a 1940 American film directed by

John Farrow John Villiers Farrow, KGCHS (10 February 190427 January 1963) was an Australian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Spending a considerable amount of his career in the United States, in 1942 he was nominated for the Academy Award for B ...

Plot

A doctor, Leslie Yates, and a writer, Doris Wilding, once romantically involved, run into each other after a long time apart. Both are now married to other people. Leslie asks her, along with their spouses, to dinner. Their love for one another is reignited. Helen, tipsy after dinner, lets Leslie know she can tell he's fondly remembering his former flame. Leslie's guilt gets the better of him, Helen having financed his way through medical school, but his heartstrings are pulling him in another direction. Things come to a head when Paul walks in on his wife and Leslie sharing a kiss. Although they are hesitant to continue with plans for the four to again meet for dinner, they all do. During the course of events, everyone realizes he or she is wed to the right person after all.

Cast

* Alan Marshal as Leslie *

Patric Knowles Reginald Lawrence Knowles (11 November 1911 – 23 December 1995), better known as Patric Knowles, was an English film actor. Born in Horsforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, he made his film debut in 1932, and played either first or second fi ...

as Paul *

Barbara Read Barbara French Read, also known as Barbara Reed, (December 29, 1917 – December 12, 1963) was a Canadian-American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s, who appeared in 21 films during her career. Early life Born Barbara French Read on Decembe ...

as Helen Yates * Helen Vinson as Doris

Production

The film was based on a play ''Distant Fields'' which had been presented in London in 1937. RKO bought the film rights in October 1937 intending to make it a vehicle for

Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic sc ...

. Rowland V. Lee was assigned to direct. Jesse L. Lasky announced the film would be done in the style of 1933's ''

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'' and that

Herbert Marshall Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall (23 May 1890 – 22 January 1966) was an English stage, screen and radio actor who starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s. After a successful theatrical career in the Uni ...

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and

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would be sought to play support roles. However plans to make the film were thrown into disarray when Stanwyck refused to make the movie and was placed on suspension. In June 1939 RKO announced they still intended to film the play. John Archer and Barbara Read were announced for the roles intended for Joel McCrea and Stanwyck. Eventually Archer was replaced by Patric Knowles. Filming began 19 October 1939.

References

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