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A Bill of Divorcement (1940 film)

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'A Bill of Divorcement' is a 1940 film directed by John Farrow. It was also known as 'Never to Love' and was based on a 1921 British play of the same name, written by Clemence Dane that was filmed in 1932 with John Barrymore and Katharine Hepburn.

Plot



Hilary Fairchild (Adolphe Menjou) returns home after a long spell in a lunatic asylum. He has regained his sanity, but finds that his strong-willed daughter Sydney (Maureen OHara ) has grown up and is planning to marry and his wife (Fay Bainter) has divorced him.

Cast



*Maureen O'Hara as Sydney Fairchild

*Adolphe Menjou as Hilary Fairchild

*Fay Bainter as Margaret Fairchild

*Herbert Marshall as Gray Meredith

*Dame May Whitty as Hester Fairchild

*Patric Knowles as John Storm

*C. Aubrey Smith as Dr. Alliot

*Ernest Cossart as Rev. Dr. Pumphrey

*Kathryn Collier as Basset

*Lauri Beatty as Susan

Production



The film was announced in November 1939 with the lead roles allocated to Adolphe Menjou and Maureen O'Hara. O'Hara had just moved to Hollywood with Charles Laughton and appeared in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'. Producer Robert Sisk and director John Farrow had made a number of films together including the popular 'Five Came Back' (1939). It was considered an "A" picture Farrow and Sisk's first such movie at RKO.

Filming started 2 December 1939.

Reception



The film recorded a loss of $104,000.

References




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