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Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)
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79 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

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Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)

Approved

79 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

Ray Milland and Betty Field play a warring married couple who hope to patch up their differences by adopting a baby. When Milland's ex-flame Patricia Morrison shows up unexpectedly, the fur flies.

Director

Norman Taurog

Writers

Frank Davis (screenplay) | Isabel Scott Rorick (book: "Mr. and Mrs. Cugat") | Tess Slesinger (screenplay)

Composer

Robert Emmett Dolan

Cinematographer

Charles Lang (as Charles Lang Jr)

Editor

LeRoy Stone

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Updated Jun 15, 1942

Release date

Jun 15, 1942 (United States)

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38 cast members

Name	Known for
Ray Milland George Cugat George Cugat See fewer	The Lost Weekend (1945)
Betty Field Mary Elizabeth Cugat Mary Elizabeth Cugat See fewer	Of Mice and Men (1939)
Patricia Morison Myra Ponsonby Myra Ponsonby See fewer	Dressed to Kill (1946)
Eugene Pallette Bunker Bunker See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Charles Dingle Duncan Atterbury Duncan Atterbury See fewer	The Little Foxes (1941)
Leif Erickson Bill Stone Bill Stone See fewer	The High Chaparral (1967)
Elisabeth Risdon Mrs. Westwood Mrs. Westwood See fewer	Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Richard Haydn Chuck Chuck See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)
Kathleen Lockhart Laura Atterbury Laura Atterbury See fewer	Sweethearts (1938)
Phillip Terry Cory Cortwright Cory Cortwright See fewer	The Lost Weekend (1945)
Cecil Kellaway Dr. Buell Dr. Buell See fewer	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Anne Revere Anna Anna See fewer	Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
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Charlotte Wynters Mrs. Finley Mrs. Finley See fewer	Sunset Trail (1938)
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