Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other

10/2/1939 1h 32m 6.1/10

Overview

A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.

Director

John Cromwell

Top Billed Cast

James Stewart

James Stewart

John Horace Mason

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

Conway

Charles Coburn

Charles Coburn

Judge Joseph M. Doolittle

Alma Kruger

Alma Kruger

Sister Madeline

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Jane Mason

Lucile Watson

Lucile Watson

Mrs. Harriet Mason

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/22/2022

6/10

Jimmy Stewart always could pull off the role as the hapless, dewy-eyed fellow; but in this one - despite actually shedding a tear - he struggles to hold this slightly gloopy melodrama together. He portrays a lawyer who falls in love with and impulsively marries Carole Lombard ("Jane") and they have a baby. Simultaneously, his job prospects take a turn for the worst and they find themselves a bit skint. This puts obvious pressures on their relationship and the film charts their ups and downs. Charles Coburn turns in a good performance as the "Judge" and there's quite a tense sequence with Ward Bond/Eddie Quillan flying in to the rescue at the end. I think sometimes we tend to forget that a lot of these films were little more than production-line efforts; so maybe we expect too much by way of distinctive storylines and/or performances. This one is fine, but forgettable.

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