Summary
I Want a Divorce is an American film comedy first released in 1940,
directed by Ralph Murphy.
The film stars Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Gloria Dickson, Frank Fay and Jessie Ralph.
It has also been released under the title: The Tragedy of Divorce.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Ralph Murphy
- Script: Frank Butler
- Photo: Ted Tetzlaff
- Music: Victor Young
- Cast: Joan Blondell (Geraldine ’Jerru’ Brokaw), Dick Powell (Alan MacNally), Gloria Dickson (Wanda Holland), Frank Fay (Jeff Gilman), Jessie Ralph (Grandma Brokaw), Harry Davenport (Grandpa Brokaw), Conrad Nagel (David Holland, Sr.), Dorothy Burgess (’Peppy’ Gilman), Sidney Blackmer (Erskine Brandon), Mickey Kuhn (David Holland, Jr.), Louise Beavers (Celestine), Roscoe Ates (Process Server), Frank Austin (Taxi Driver), Edna Bennett (Ash Blonde), Don Brodie (Lawyer), Ruth Cherrington (Dowager), Richard Clarke (Bit Role), Earle S. Dewey (Bit Role), Edward Earle (Minister), Edmund Elton (Judge), Byron Foulger (Secretary), John Hartley (Young Man), Harry Hayden (Mr. Buell), Adele Horner (Little Girl), George P. Huntley Jr. (Michael), John Kelly (Marine), Donnie Kerr (Little Boy), Lenita Lane (Wanda’s Friend), Charles McAvoy (Captain of Detectives), Virginia McMullen (Frail Girl), George Meader (Murietta), Natalie Moorhead (Mrs. Tyrell), Francisco Moreno (Peppy’s Father), Frances Morris (Wife), Norma Gene Nelson (Little Girl), Jean Phillips (Stewardess), Eva Puig (Peppy’s Mother), Herbert Rawlinson (Len Howard), Sheila Ryan (Waitress), James Seay (Young Intern), Edwin Stanley (Minister), Paul Stanton (Judge), Emma Tansey (Little Old Lady), Fred ’Snowflake’ Toones (Porter), Archie Twitchell (Husband), Brandon Tynan (Judge), Elizabeth Valentine (Maid), Frank Wayne (Bailiff), Pat West (Elevator Operator), Isabel Withers (Secretary)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 75 min; B&W
- Aka: The Tragedy of Divorce
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