Come Live with Me (1941)
Genre: Romance / Comedy
Duration: 86 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Clarence Brown
Stars: James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr and Ian Hunter
IMDb score:
7,0 (2.885)
Releasedate: 31 January 1941
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Come Live with Me plot
"How To Woo An Unkissed Bride!"
Attractive and wealthy Austrian Johnny Jones resides illegally in the United States and has to leave the country. However, Johnny has fallen in love with married publisher Barton Kendrick. She hopes to quickly obtain a residence permit by entering into a marriage of convenience with the penniless writer Bill Smith.
Actors and actresses
Bill Smith
Johnny Jones
Barton Kendrick
Diana Kendrick
Joe Darsie
Barney Grogan
Arnold Stafford
Yvonne
Doorman
Grandma
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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- 12893 messages
- 7675 votes
The story, much better developed in Green Card (1990), isn't much to write home about.
The film is all about the legendary beauty of Hedy Lamarr, and fans of her will not be disappointed.
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mrklm
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- 12387 messages
- 10472 votes
Johnny [Hedy Lamarr] has fled Austria after her father is assassinated. Now living in the US, she is having an affair with Barton Kendrick [Ian Hunter], a married publisher. When Johnny tells her immigration that she must return to Austria, she fears for her life. When she runs into a penniless writer [James Stewart] while walking through the park, she convinces him to make a deal that will allow her to stay in the US, but the deal causes complications for everyone involved.
Lamarr and Stewart are excellent in this romantic comedy with a strong dramatic edge. It's especially interesting to see Stewart in a not entirely sympathetic role that foreshadows the brilliant work he would do five years later in It's A Wonderful Life. Lamarr is a bit stiff, but holds his own in this entertaining, slightly godforsaken comedy that also benefits from strong support from Hunter, Verree Teasdale as Hunter's wife and Adeline De Walt Reynolds as Lamarr's grandmother.
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clubsport
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- 4172 messages
- 7165 votes
sympathetic romantic comedy with a serious undertone, of course the viewer quickly knows who Johnny will ultimately choose, but this predictability is not a problem, unfortunately the execution is a bit rushed so that the love story structure does not come across as entirely credible, it all happens a bit too hastily.
Too bad because otherwise this story is basically enjoyable and the idea would be reused years later.
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