Are Husbands Necessary?

1942 · 79 min · Comedy, RomanceNR

George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on George's earnings as a bank official, Liz's scatterbrained handling of their finances constantly puts them in jeopardy. Liz becomes jealous when George's former girl friend, Myra Ponsonby, comes for a visit with his party-loving friends Bill Stone, Cory Cartwright and Chuck, an artist, after which George spends the entire evening dancing at a nightclub with Myra.

Director: Norman Taurog
Writers: Tess Slesinger, Frank Davis
Released: June 15, 1942
Language: English

Cast

Ray Milland
George Cugat
Betty Field
Mary Elizabeth Cugat
Patricia Morison
Myra Ponsonby
Eugene Pallette
Bunker
Charles Dingle
Duncan Atterbury
Leif Erickson
Bill Stone
Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Westwood
Richard Haydn
Chuck
Kathleen Lockhart
Laura Atterbury
Phillip Terry
Cory Cortwright
Anne Revere
Anna

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