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'I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now' is a 1940 romantic comedy starring Dennis O'Keefe and Constance Moore.I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now

Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 8, Iss. 85, (Jan 1, 1941): 70.


Plot



Football player Tod Lowell is the son of a man running for governor, who needs the support of a political boss. Tod's dad asks a favor, that Tod spend a few weeks squiring Gertrude Morgan, the man's daughter.

Trouble is, Tod's been romantically involved with Betty Gilbert, a nightclub singer, while Gert's gotten engaged to Tod's football rival, Andy Mason. A few tricks are played on the parents to make them believe Tod and Gertrude are serious, but just as they are about to return to their former partners, the two realize they actually have fallen for one another.

Cast



* Constance Moore as Betty Gilbert

* Dennis O'Keefe as Tod Lowell

* Helen Parrish as Gertrude

* Lewis Howard as Andy

* Berton Churchill as Sen. Lowell

* Samuel S. Hinds as Morgan

Production



The film was originally called 'The Bride Said No'. Arthur Lubin was assigned to direct in May 1940.SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD By DOUGLAS W. CHURCHILL New York Times 2 May 1940: 33. Filming started later that month.'Hail and Farewell' Will Be Stevens Film

Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 7 May 1940: 13.
Hal Block signed to write some last minute comedy dialogue.Linda Darnell Chosen for $2,000,000 Film

Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 14 May 1940: 13.


Reception



'Diabolique' magazine called it "a cheerful comedy... so briskly done and well acted that it doesnt hit you until the movies almost over how selfish the lead couple are Lubins empathy for all his characters possibly threw this off balance because all the audience sympathy goes to the partners of OKeefe and Parrish."

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