Are Husbands Necessary?

Are Husbands Necessary?

79 mins | Comedy, Romance | June 15, 1942

George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on George's earnings as a bank official, Liz's scatterbrained handling of their finances constantly puts them in jeopardy. Liz becomes jealous when George's former girl friend, Myra Ponsonby, comes for a visit with his party-loving friends Bill Stone, Cory Cartwright and Chuck, an artist, after which George spends the entire evening dancing at a nightclub with Myra.

Are Husbands Necessary?

79 mins | Comedy, Romance | June 15, 1942

Are Husbands Necessary?
George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on George's earnings as a bank official, Liz's scatterbrained handling of their finances constantly puts them in jeopardy. Liz becomes jealous when George's former girl friend, Myra Ponsonby, comes for a visit with his party-loving friends Bill Stone, Cory Cartwright and Chuck, an artist, after which George spends the entire evening dancing at a nightclub with Myra.
Producers
Original title Are Husbands Necessary?
Directors Norman Taurog
Writers Tess Slesinger, Frank Davis

Cast

Ray Milland

as George Cugat

Betty Field

as Mary Elizabeth Cugat

Patricia Morison

as Myra Ponsonby

Eugene Pallette

as Bunker

Charles Dingle

as Duncan Atterbury

Leif Erickson

as Bill Stone

Elisabeth Risdon

as Mrs. Westwood

Richard Haydn

as Chuck

Kathleen Lockhart

as Laura Atterbury

Phillip Terry

as Cory Cortwright

Anne Revere

as Anna