Summaries

While on a business trip, an ambitious young lawyer meets and immediately falls in love with a stranger. They wed the following day, and tragedy soon strikes.

Young lawyer meets and marries girl after knowing her one day. Takes bride home to meet his mother who disapproves of the marriage. Lawyer thinks everything will be fine as he moves up the ladder of the law firm. He doesn't and things get tough. A baby makes things even tougher.—Jack Pfeifer <[email protected]>

John Mason, a somewhat timid attorney struggling to make a name for himself in bustling New York City, has a chance encounter with beautiful Jane during a business trip, and as one thing leads to another, they fall in love and marry the next day. To put it differently, optimistic Jane believes in John and is convinced that everything will work out in the end, provided that her meek husband stands up for himself. However, cruel fate has other plans in store for the young couple, and as serious problems start piling up, tragedy strikes. Now, John has to swallow his pride to save everything he holds dear. But is love alone enough to overcome life's daunting obstacles?—Nick Riganas

Newlyweds, John and Jane Mason, struggle through their first year a marriage, plagued by money problems, illness and a meddlesome live-in mother-in-law. To top it all off, their baby son is dying of pneumonia, and can only be saved by a serum that must be flown from Salt Lake City to New York, when all flights have been grounded by impassable weather conditions. Through all this turmoil, their love never falters, as they were "Made for Each Other."—Herman Seifer <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • blizzard
  • lawyer
  • melodrama
  • pneumonia
  • impulsive marriage
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Feb 9, 1939
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Ruess Ranch, California, USA
Production companies Selznick International Pictures

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 32m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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