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Let's Make It Legal

  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.4K
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Let's Make It Legal (1951)
Trailer for this classic comedy
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ComedyDramaRomance

The Halsworths' nearly-final divorce suddenly gets complicated when Miriam's old flame comes to town.The Halsworths' nearly-final divorce suddenly gets complicated when Miriam's old flame comes to town.The Halsworths' nearly-final divorce suddenly gets complicated when Miriam's old flame comes to town.

  • Director
    • Richard Sale
  • Writers
    • F. Hugh Herbert
    • I.A.L. Diamond
    • Mortimer Braus
  • Stars
    • Claudette Colbert
    • Macdonald Carey
    • Zachary Scott
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Sale
    • Writers
      • F. Hugh Herbert
      • I.A.L. Diamond
      • Mortimer Braus
    • Stars
      • Claudette Colbert
      • Macdonald Carey
      • Zachary Scott
    • 19User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Claudette Colbert
    Claudette Colbert
    • Miriam Halsworth
    Macdonald Carey
    Macdonald Carey
    • Hugh Halsworth
    Zachary Scott
    Zachary Scott
    • Victor Macfarland
    Barbara Bates
    Barbara Bates
    • Barbara Denham
    Robert Wagner
    Robert Wagner
    • Jerry Denham
    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Joyce Mannering
    Frank Cady
    Frank Cady
    • Ferguson
    Harry Harvey
    Harry Harvey
    • Postman
    • (as Harry Harvey Sr.)
    Betty Jane Bowen
    • Secretary
    • (uncredited)
    Oliver Cross
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Gabriel Dell
    Gabriel Dell
    • Bellboy
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Denny
    • Hotel Manager
    • (uncredited)
    Abe Dinovitch
    • Laborer
    • (uncredited)
    Joan Fisher
    • Baby Annabella
    • (uncredited)
    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Gerrits
    • Milkman
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Gordon
    Dick Gordon
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Herschel Graham
    Herschel Graham
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Sale
    • Writers
      • F. Hugh Herbert
      • I.A.L. Diamond
      • Mortimer Braus
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    • Trivia
      Marilyn Monroe plays Miss Cucamonga.
    • Goofs
      Early in, where Wagner is talking to Bates in bed, just as she sits up her bedclothes in the 'side shots' cover her bosom area, but are down near her waist in the 'front on' shots, and then again. Covered, not, covered, not, covered.
    • Quotes

      Hugh Halsworth: Would you like to meet him?

      Joyce Mannering: Who wouldn't want to meet a man who has millions, who isn't even bald?

    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Because of You
      (uncredited)
      Music by Dudley Wilkinson
      Lyrics by Arthur Hammerstein

    User reviews19

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    5/10

    Needed more Marilyn Monroe

    The young whiny daughter pretty much ruined this movie for me. Not sure why Marilyn Monroe was even in this picture. It was fun seeing Robert Wagner when he was twenty. Now he's 90 and still looks good. The story was so so.
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    • Jun 11, 2021
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    • Release date
      • July 11, 1952 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Don't Call Me Mother
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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