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Fools for Scandal is a 1938 screwball comedy film starring Carole Lombard and Fernand Gravet, and featuring Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins, Isabel Jeans, Marie Wilson and Marcia Ralston. It was produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy and was written by Herbert Fields and Joseph Fields with additional dialogue by Irving Brecher and uncredited contributions by others, based on the unproduced 1936 play Return Engagement by Nancy Hamilton, James Shute, and Rosemary Casey. The songs are by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
Fools for Scandal is now best remembered as one of Lombard's worst films and one that set her on the course for seeking dramatic roles for the next few years.
Original Release
03/24/1938
US Release
03/24/1938
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carole Lombard | Kay Winters |
Fernand Gravey | Rene Vilardell / Rene (as Fernand Gravet) |
Ralph Bellamy | Phillip Chester |
Allen Jenkins | Dewey Gilson / Dewey Gibson |
Isabel Jeans | Lady Paula Malverton |
Marie Wilson | Myrtle |
Marcia Ralston | Jill |
Ottola Nesmith | Agnes |
Heather Thatcher | Lady Potter-Porter |
Jacques Lory | Papa Joli-Coeur |
Directors
Writers
Herbert Fields, Joseph Fields, Irving Brecher, Nancy Hamilton, James L. Shute, Rosemary Casey, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Edith Fitzgerald, Robert Rossen
Cast
Name | Character |
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Carole Lombard | Kay Winters |
Fernand Gravey | Rene Vilardell / Rene (as Fernand Gravet) |
Ralph Bellamy | Phillip Chester |
Allen Jenkins | Dewey Gilson / Dewey Gibson |
Isabel Jeans | Lady Paula Malverton |
Marie Wilson | Myrtle |
Marcia Ralston | Jill |
Ottola Nesmith | Agnes |
Heather Thatcher | Lady Potter-Porter |
Jacques Lory | Papa Joli-Coeur |
Tempe Pigott | Bessie |
Michelette Burani | Mme. Brioche |
Jeni Le Gon | Singer at Le Petit Harlem / Specialty |
Les Hite and His Orchestra | Band at Le Petit Harlem |
Jean Benedict | Evelyn |
Jack Deery | Party Guest |
Elspeth Dudgeon | Cynthia |
Elizabeth Dunne | Tourist Buying Rug |
Sarah Edwards | Tourist Buying Rug |
Ara Gerald | Mrs. Bullit |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
Mervyn LeRoy | Producer |