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Marriage

by NicoleLockney • Created 10 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
Marriage may not be the main issue in these productions, but it’s at least explored substantially enough for me to add to the list.
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  • Lana Turner and John Hodiak in Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)

    1. Marriage Is a Private Affair

    19441h 56mApproved
    5.9 (419)
    Theo has had many boyfriends who wanted to marry her. Since her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been married many times, Theo is unsure of commitment. Without much thought, she finally accepts the proposal of Air Corps Lieutenant Tom West. After the honeymoon, Tom's father dies and Tom goes into the defense industry. When Theo has a baby, she hates the idea of being matronly and wants to be the old party girl. The problem is that her husband is working constantly. She looks to her friends, who are having their own problems, and to her old flame Captain Lancing. To decide on what she wants to do with her baby and her life, Theo must grow up.
    DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsLana TurnerJames CraigJohn Hodiak
  • Brian Aherne, Claudette Colbert, and Ray Milland in Skylark (1941)

    2. Skylark

    19411h 32mApproved
    6.1 (722)
    As her fifth wedding anniversary approaches, a woman realizes that she is fed up with always coming in second to her husband's advertising business. Just at the moment when she is trying to decide what to do, she meets a handsome attorney, and their innocent flirtation begins to turn into something a bit more serious.
    DirectorMark SandrichStarsClaudette ColbertRay MillandBrian Aherne
  • Madge Evans and Robert Montgomery in Lovers Courageous (1932)

    3. Lovers Courageous

    19321h 17mPassed
    6.1 (254)
    Aspiring playwright jumping from job to job falls for admiral's daughter.
    DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsRobert MontgomeryMadge EvansRoland Young
  • Bridge to the Sun (1961)

    4. Bridge to the Sun

    19611h 53mApproved
    7.1 (960)
    Based on a true story, this compelling drama relates the difficulties of a young woman married to a Japanese diplomat during World War II, victim of suspicion and animosity from her husband's government.
    DirectorEtienne PérierStarsCarroll BakerJames ShigetaJames Yagi
  • George Clooney in The Descendants (2011)

    5. The Descendants

    20111h 55mR84Metascore
    7.3 (257K)
    A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.
    DirectorAlexander PayneStarsGeorge ClooneyShailene WoodleyAmara Miller
  • Bette Davis and Gene Raymond in Ex-Lady (1933)

    6. Ex-Lady

    19331h 7mUnrated
    6.3 (1.8K)
    Although free spirit Helen Bauer does not believe in marriage, she consents to marry Don, but his infidelities cause her to also take on a lover.
    DirectorRobert FloreyStarsBette DavisGene RaymondFrank McHugh
  • Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Douglas in She Married Her Boss (1935)

    7. She Married Her Boss

    19351h 25mApproved
    6.5 (773)
    An efficient secretary at a department store marries her boss, but discovers that taking care of him at home is a lot different to taking care of him at work.
    DirectorGregory La CavaStarsClaudette ColbertMelvyn DouglasMichael Bartlett
  • Melvyn Douglas and Luise Rainer in The Toy Wife (1938)

    8. The Toy Wife

    19381h 36mApproved
    5.8 (409)
    The beautiful, frivolous wife of a plantation owner in antebellum Louisiana proves unsatisfactory at running the household, leading her serious-minded husband to enlist the help of her unmarried sister.
    DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsLuise RainerMelvyn DouglasRobert Young
  • Guy Kibbee and Aline MacMahon in Big Hearted Herbert (1934)

    9. Big Hearted Herbert

    193459mApproved
    6.2 (236)
    Herbert Kalness (Guy Kibbee) is an opinionated man and a huge grouch, but his loving family puts up with him. Herbert is upset when daughter Alice (Patricia Ellis) becomes engaged to Andrew Goodrich (Phillip Reed). Andrew is a Harvard man, and Herbert hates stuffed shirts. After Herbert's rants ruin an engagement dinner for Alice, his wife Elizabeth (Aline MacMahon) decides to teach him a lesson. When Herbert brings some clients home to dinner, they get a big surprise.
    DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsAline MacMahonGuy KibbeePatricia Ellis
  • Gene Raymond and Fay Wray in Ann Carver's Profession (1933)

    10. Ann Carver's Profession

    19331h 8mPassed
    5.9 (232)
    After graduation from Hampden University, Bill "Lightning" Graham, a football star, and Ann Carver, who just passed her bar exam, marry. Instead of pursuing a career in law, Ann takes on the role of housewife, while Bill is employed as a draftsman. When Ann is asked to take on a high-profile legal case, she accepts and wins. She becomes an overnight success and a media darling. Meanwhile, Bill's career is stagnant and Ann is supporting him financially, causing the couple to spend less time together. Bill decides to take a job at "Club Mirador" to make more money. Carole Rogers, a sexy alcoholic singer at the club is taken by Bill's good-looks, voice and physique. She makes a pass at him when Ann walks into the club leaving Ann with the impression that Bill is cheating on her. After Ann's accusations, Bill moves out. Carole, knowing this, comes to Bill's apartment to seduce him. He rejects her and leaves. Carole becomes drunk and falls over his sofa catching her necklace on it and chokes to death. Bill is accused of murdering Carole and Ann decides to defend him.
    DirectorEdward BuzzellStarsFay WrayGene RaymondClaire Dodd
  • Barbara Stanwyck in Forbidden (1932)

    11. Forbidden

    19321h 25mApproved
    6.9 (2.3K)
    A librarian takes a cruise and falls for an unobtainable man, a district attorney married to an invalid.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsBarbara StanwyckAdolphe MenjouRalph Bellamy
  • Norma Shearer in The Divorcee (1930)

    12. The Divorcee

    19301h 24mPassed
    6.7 (3.9K)
    When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind.
    DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsNorma ShearerRobert MontgomeryChester Morris
  • Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Myrna Loy in Wife vs. Secretary (1936)

    13. Wife vs. Secretary

    19361h 28mApproved
    7.0 (4.1K)
    The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.
    DirectorClarence BrownStarsClark GableJean HarlowMyrna Loy
  • Doris Day and James Garner in The Thrill of It All (1963)

    14. The Thrill of It All

    19631h 48mApproved58Metascore
    6.9 (6.2K)
    A homemaker's sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsDoris DayJames GarnerArlene Francis
  • Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young in The Stranger (1946)

    15. The Stranger

    19461h 35mApproved76Metascore
    7.3 (30K)
    An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesEdward G. RobinsonLoretta Young
  • Myrna Loy, Ann Harding, and Robert Montgomery in When Ladies Meet (1933)

    16. When Ladies Meet

    19331h 25mPassed
    6.8 (1.2K)
    Mary, a writer working on a novel about a love triangle, is attracted to her publisher. Her suitor Jimmy is determined to break them up; he introduces Mary to the publisher's wife without telling Mary who she is.
    DirectorsHarry BeaumontRobert Z. LeonardStarsAnn HardingRobert MontgomeryMyrna Loy
  • Bette Davis, George Brent, and Miriam Hopkins in The Old Maid (1939)

    17. The Old Maid

    19391h 35mApproved
    7.4 (4.2K)
    The arrival of an ex-lover on a young woman's wedding day sets in motion a chain of events which will alter her and her cousin's lives forever.
    DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsBette DavisMiriam HopkinsGeorge Brent
  • The Idle Rich (1929)

    18. The Idle Rich

    19291h 28mPassed
    5.8 (163)
    Millionaire William van Luyn falls in love with his secretary Joan Thayer and marries her. Her family, part of "the great middle class" (as blowhard nephew Henry keeps reminding us), is happy for Joan, but reluctant to take charity from Will. He moves in with them, and they keep resisting, until one day he takes drastic action.
    DirectorWilliam C. de MilleStarsConrad NagelBessie LoveLeila Hyams
  • Bette Davis and Gig Young in Old Acquaintance (1943)

    19. Old Acquaintance

    19431h 50mApproved
    7.4 (4.1K)
    Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels.
    DirectorVincent ShermanStarsBette DavisMiriam HopkinsGig Young
  • Gloria Warren in Always in My Heart (1942)

    20. Always in My Heart

    19421h 32mApproved
    6.3 (549)
    After many years, MacKenzie Scott is pardoned from prison, but his wife is already involved with another man. Nevertheless, he travels incognito to his family's town. There he befriends his daughter Victoria, who doesn't recognize him, and encourages her musical abilities.
    DirectorJo GrahamStarsKay FrancisWalter HustonGloria Warren
  • Ann Harding in Prestige (1931)

    21. Prestige

    19311h 11mPassed
    5.6 (302)
    A woman travels to a French penal colony in Indochina to be with her fiancé, the commander, but when she arrives she discovers that he is now an alcoholic.
    DirectorTay GarnettStarsAnn HardingAdolphe MenjouMelvyn Douglas
  • Spencer Tracy and Jean Harlow in Riffraff (1935)

    22. Riffraff

    19351h 34mApproved
    6.2 (1.2K)
    Charismatic tuna fisherman Dutch rises in union ranks but pride costs him job, marriage to cannery worker Hattie after failed strike. Despite deep love, they must overcome stubbornness.
    DirectorJ. Walter RubenStarsJean HarlowSpencer TracyUna Merkel
  • Melvyn Douglas and Norma Shearer in We Were Dancing (1942)

    23. We Were Dancing

    19421h 35mApproved
    6.1 (562)
    Two titled aristocrats support themselves by being professional house guests in the homes of star-struck American nouveau riche.
    DirectorRobert Z. LeonardStarsNorma ShearerMelvyn DouglasGail Patrick
  • Cary Grant, David Niven, and Loretta Young in The Bishop's Wife (1947)

    24. The Bishop's Wife

    19471h 49mApproved73Metascore
    7.6 (23K)
    A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
    DirectorHenry KosterStarsCary GrantLoretta YoungDavid Niven
  • Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall in Footsteps in the Dark (1941)

    25. Footsteps in the Dark

    19411h 36mApproved
    6.7 (1.6K)
    A respected investment advisor has a double life as a mystery writer and becomes involved in the real murder of a shady client.
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsErrol FlynnBrenda MarshallRalph Bellamy

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