Made for Each Other (1939)
Overview
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
Cast
Carole Lombard
Jane Mason
James Stewart
John Horace Mason
Charles Coburn
Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
Lucile Watson
Mrs. Harriet Mason
Eddie Quillan
Conway
Alma Kruger
Sister Madeline
Irving Bacon
Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
Raymond Bailey
Salt Lake City Hospital Chemist (uncredited)
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Jimmy Stewart always could pull off the role as the hapless, dewy-eyed fellow; but in this one - despite actually shedding a tear - he struggles to hold this slightly gloopy melodrama together. He portrays a lawyer who falls in love with and impulsively marries Carole Lombard ("Jane") and they have a baby. Simultaneously, his job prospects take a turn for the worst and they find themselves a bit skint. This puts obvious pressures on their relationship and the film charts their ups and downs. Charles Coburn turns in a good performance as the "Judge" and there's quite a tense sequence with Ward Bond/Eddie Quillan flying in to the rescue at the end. I think sometimes we tend to forget that a lot of these films were little more than production-line efforts; so maybe we expect too much by way of distinctive storylines and/or performances. This one is fine, but forgettable.
