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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 |
| Kent Taylor | Phil Mayberry |
| Hedy Lamarr | Georgi Gragore |
| Paul Cavanagh | Bill Rodgers |
| Verree Teasdale | Madame Marcesca |
| Mona Barrie | Sandra Mayberry |
| Laraine Day | Linda Rodgers |
| Louis Calhern | Dr. Duveen / Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen |
| Marjorie Main | Gertie |
| Jack Carson | Joe |
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 |
| Kent Taylor | Phil Mayberry |
| Hedy Lamarr | Georgi Gragore |
| Paul Cavanagh | Bill Rodgers |
| Verree Teasdale | Madame Marcesca |
| Mona Barrie | Sandra Mayberry |
| Laraine Day | Linda Rodgers |
| Louis Calhern | Dr. Duveen / Dr. Martin Sumner Duveen |
| Marjorie Main | Gertie |
| Jack Carson | Joe |
| Frances Drake | Lola Estermont |
| George E. Stone | Sid |
| Willie Best | Sambo |
| Don Castle | Ted Fenton |
| Dalies Frantz | Joe Barnes |
| Reed Hadley | Bob Hampton |
| Lowden Adams | Phil's Butler |
| King Baggot | Man in Subway |
| Polly Bailey | Mrs. Glutz - Woman in Clinic |
| Arthur Belasco | Minor Role |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bernard H. Hyman | Producer |
| Louis B. Mayer | Producer |
| Lawrence Weingarten | Producer |
