When Ladies Meet is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor, Greer Garson, Herbert Marshall and Spring Byington. The screenplay by S.K. Lauren and Anita Loos was based upon a 1932 play by Rachel Crothers. Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, director Leonard also coproduced along with Orville O. Dull. The film was a remake of the 1933 pre-Code film of the same name, which had starred Ann Harding, Myrna Loy, Robert Montgomery and Frank Morgan in the roles played by Garson, Crawford, Taylor and Marshall.
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Synopsis
Mary, a bestselling author, falls in love with her married publisher to the irritation of Jimmy who has long wanted her to marry him. Complications ensue when Mary encounters Clare, the wife of the man she believes she is in love with.
Cast
Joan Crawford as Mary 'Minnie' Howard
Robert Taylor as Jimmy Lee
Greer Garson as Mrs. Clare Woodruf
Herbert Marshall as Rogers Woodruf
Spring Byington as Bridget 'Bridgie' Drake
Rafael Storm as Walter Del Canto
Mona Barrie as Mabel Guiness
Max Willenz as Pierre, Bridget's Summer House Handyman
Florence Shirley as Janet Hopper
Leslie Francis as Homer Hopper
Olaf Hytten as Matthews
Barbara Bedford as Anna
Mary Forbes as Freddie's Mother
Gayne Whitman as Woodruf's Office Manager
Larry Steers as Mabel's Party Guest
Jay Eaton as Mabel's Party Guest
Jean Fenwick as Mabel's Party Guest
Reception
Howard Barnes of the New York Herald Tribune wrote: "Even when [Crawford] is wearing spectacles, she is not particularly convincing in the part." According to MGM records, the film earned $1,162,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $684,000 in other markets, resulting in a profit of $607,000.
Awards and nominations
The film earned an Academy Award nomination for art directors Cedric Gibbons, Randall Duell and Edwin B. Willis.
Home media
When Ladies Meet was released on Region 1 DVD on March 23, 2009 as part of the online Warner Bros. Archive Collection.