| I Take This Woman | |
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| Written by | Ben Hecht (uncredited) |
| Screenplay by | James Kevin MacGuinness |
| Based on | "A New York Cinderella" by Charles MacArthur |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Edited by | George Boemler |
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| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,271,000[1] |
| Box office | $1,435,000[1] |
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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.[2]
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2011). "I Take This Woman (1940)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 19, 2013.