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I Take This Woman is a 1940 American drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Spencer Tracy and Hedy Lamarr. Based on the short story "A New York Cinderella" by Charles MacArthur, the film is about a young woman who attempted suicide in reaction to a failed love affair. The doctor who marries her attempts to get her to love him by abandoning his clinic services to the poor to become a physician to the rich so he can pay for her expensive lifestyle.
Original Release
02/02/1940
US Release
02/02/1940
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Spencer Tracy | Karl Decker |
| Hedy Lamarr | Georgi Gragore |
| Verree Teasdale | Madame Marcesca |
| Kent Taylor | Phil Mayberry |
| Laraine Day | Linda Rodgers |
| Mona Barrie | Sandra Mayberry |
| Jack Carson | Joe |
| Paul Cavanagh | Bill Rodgers |
| Louis Calhern | Dr. Duveen / Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen |
| Frances Drake | Lola Estermont |
Directors
W.S. Van Dyke, Frank Borzage, Josef von Sternberg
Writers
Charles MacArthur, James Kevin McGuinness, Ben Hecht
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Spencer Tracy | Karl Decker |
| Hedy Lamarr | Georgi Gragore |
| Verree Teasdale | Madame Marcesca |
| Kent Taylor | Phil Mayberry |
| Laraine Day | Linda Rodgers |
| Mona Barrie | Sandra Mayberry |
| Jack Carson | Joe |
| Paul Cavanagh | Bill Rodgers |
| Louis Calhern | Dr. Duveen / Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen |
| Frances Drake | Lola Estermont |
| Marjorie Main | Gertie |
| George E. Stone | Sid |
| Don Castle | Ted Fenton |
| Dalies Frantz | Joe Barnes |
| Reed Hadley | Bob Hampton |
| Ernie Alexander | Man in Clinic |
| Adrienne Ames | Lola Estermonte |
| John Bagni | Marx - an Intern |
| Bobby Barber | Man in Clinic |
| Max Barwyn | Waiter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bernard H. Hyman | Producer |
| Louis B. Mayer | Producer |
| Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |
