Cast includes Adrianne Allen, Florence Britton, Charles Coleman, Skeets Gallagher, Cary Grant, Esther Howard, George Irving, Fredric March, Sylvia Sidney, and Kent Taylor. In this restored version of director Dorothy Arzner's feminist take on marriage, Jerry Corbett (played by Fredric March) is an alcoholic, a reporter, and an aspiring playwright uninterested in monogamy, but socialite Joan Prentice (played by Sylvia Sidney) weds him anyway.
Director
Arzner, Dorothy
Writer
Mayer, Edwin Justus
Cinematographer
Abel, David
Editor
Loring, Jane
Production Team
Paramount and Criterion Collection
Genre
Feature Film Drama
Source
Based on the play I, Jerry, Take Thee, Joan by Cleo Lucas
Language
English
Media Format
1 DVD (83 min.) or 1 Blu-ray disc (83 min.)
Type
Black and white
Additional Content
The DVD and Blu-ray disc include the documentary Dorothy Arzner: Longing for Women (1983) directed by Katja Raganelli and Konrad Wickler, a video essay by film historian Cari Beauchamp, and an essay by film scholar Judith Mayne.
