Sauce for the Gander

Sauce for the Gander

58 mins | Comedy | Feb. 10, 1940

Working stiff Tom Tupper is stopped by a 'man on the spot' reporter during his daily commute. Asked for his opinion on male/female relations, Tom tells the radio audience that he thinks men could do a better job running the household than women. When he arrives home, his infuriated wife Margaret proposes that her husband put his money where his mouth is. The couple switch roles, with Margaret going to the office and Tom cooking and cleaning. While Margaret becomes a successful entrepreneur, the man of the house comes dangerously close to having a nervous breakdown. Overwhelmed by a woman's work, Tom begs Margaret to go back to the way things were, but his now-independent wife isn't interested.

Sauce for the Gander

58 mins | Comedy | Feb. 10, 1940

Sauce for the Gander
Working stiff Tom Tupper is stopped by a 'man on the spot' reporter during his daily commute. Asked for his opinion on male/female relations, Tom tells the radio audience that he thinks men could do a better job running the household than women. When he arrives home, his infuriated wife Margaret proposes that her husband put his money where his mouth is. The couple switch roles, with Margaret going to the office and Tom cooking and cleaning. While Margaret becomes a successful entrepreneur, the man of the house comes dangerously close to having a nervous breakdown. Overwhelmed by a woman's work, Tom begs Margaret to go back to the way things were, but his now-independent wife isn't interested.
Producers Maxon
Original title Sauce for the Gander
Directors Jean Yarbrough
Writers Morgan Gibney

Cast

Damian O'Flynn

as Mr. Tupper

Joan Woodbury

as Mrs. Tupper

Evalyn Knapp

as Secretary

Henry Roquemore

as Mr. Twitchell

Irving Mitchell

as Mr. Bentley

Nella Walker

as Mrs. Bentley

Claudia Dell

as Mrs. Rogers

Vivien Oakland

as Mrs. Morton

Cobina Wright

as Mrs. Horton

Alan Ladd

as Man on the Spot Reporter