Unfaithfully Yours (1948 film)

Unfaithfully Yours
theatrical poster
Directed byPreston Sturges
Written byPreston Sturges
Produced byPreston Sturges
StarringRex Harrison
Linda Darnell
Rudy Vallée
Barbara Lawrence
CinematographyVictor Milner
Edited byRobert Fritch
Music byAlfred Newman (musical director)
Production
company
Distributed byTwentieth Century-Fox
Release dates
  • November 5, 1948 (1948-11-05) (NYC-Premiere)
  • November 14, 1948 (1948-11-14) (LAC)
  • December 12, 1948 (1948-12-12) (USA)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1]

Unfaithfully Yours is a 1948 American screwball black comedy film written and directed by Preston Sturges, and starring Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallée and Barbara Lawrence. The film is about a jealous symphony conductor who imagines three different ways to deal with the supposed infidelity of his beautiful wife—murder, forbearance, and a suicidal game of Russian roulette—during a concert of three inspiring pieces of classical music. At home, his attempts to bring any of his fantasies to life swiftly devolve into farce, underscored with humorous adaptations of the relevant music. Although the film, which was the first of two Sturges made for Twentieth Century-Fox, received mostly positive reviews, it was not successful at the box office.[2]

  1. ^ Curtis, James (1984). Between Flops: A Biography of Preston Sturges. Limelight. p. 229.
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