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I Want a Divorce is a 1940 Paramount film directed by Ralph Murphy. The screenplay was written by Frank Butler (based on a story by Adela Rogers St. Johns). The film starred then married actors Joan Blondell and Dick Powell, who would later divorce in real life.
Original Release
09/20/1940
US Release
09/20/1940
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Blondell | Geraldine 'Jerry' Brokaw / Geraldine Brokaw |
Dick Powell | Alan MacNally |
Gloria Dickson | Wanda Holland |
Frank Fay | Jefferson Anthony Gilman (Jeff) / Jeff Gilman |
Jessie Ralph | Grandma Brokaw |
Harry Davenport | Grandpa Brokaw |
Conrad Nagel | David Holland, Sr. / David Holland Sr. |
Dorothy Burgess | 'Peppy' Gilman / Peppy Gilman |
Sidney Blackmer | Erskine Brandon |
Mickey Kuhn | David Holland, Jr. / David Holland Jr. |
Directors
Writers
Frank Butler, Adela Rogers St. Johns
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Blondell | Geraldine 'Jerry' Brokaw / Geraldine Brokaw |
Dick Powell | Alan MacNally |
Gloria Dickson | Wanda Holland |
Frank Fay | Jefferson Anthony Gilman (Jeff) / Jeff Gilman |
Jessie Ralph | Grandma Brokaw |
Harry Davenport | Grandpa Brokaw |
Conrad Nagel | David Holland, Sr. / David Holland Sr. |
Dorothy Burgess | 'Peppy' Gilman / Peppy Gilman |
Sidney Blackmer | Erskine Brandon |
Mickey Kuhn | David Holland, Jr. / David Holland Jr. |
Louise Beavers | Celestine |
Roscoe Ates | Process Server |
Frank Austin | Taxi Driver |
Edna Bennett | Ash Blonde |
Don Brodie | Lawyer |
Ruth Cherrington | Dowager |
Richard Clarke | Minor Role |
Earle S. Dewey | Minor Role |
Edward Earle | Minister |
Edmund Elton | Judge |
Producers
Name | Role |
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George M. Arthur | Producer |