Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Short description
Ann and David Smith have been married for three years and live in New York, but a monthly ritual in which each must answer one question with complete honesty unsettles their union. When Ann asks whether he would marry her again, David says no. Around the same time, both learn that a bureaucratic mix-up has left their marriage legally invalid, and Ann, unwilling to let the matter rest, makes David court her once more.
Alfred Hitchcock directed this comedy, the sixteenth of the forty-three films he made and the one between Suspicion and Saboteur. Norman Krasna wrote the screenplay, and Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery play the couple, with Gene Raymond, Jack Carson, Philip Merivale and Lucile Watson in support. RKO Radio Pictures produced it, and it took about one million dollars worldwide.
On IMDb the film holds 6.3/10 from roughly 12,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 5.9/10 from 263 votes. A critics' rating of 5.8/10 from 22 reviews places it slightly below the audience scores.
What's left behind the scenes
- While the actress for the lead female role was decided from the very beginning, choosing the actor for the lead male role proved difficult. Hitchcock and Lombard wanted to get Cary Grant, but they failed. They then began discussing almost all of Hollywood's leading actors remotely, choosing a suitable candidate. As a result (just a week before filming began), a contract was signed with Robert Montgomery.
- The director's cameo (at the 41st minute) – Hitchcock walks down the street after David and Jeff split up, leaving the house containing the Smiths' apartment.
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) took on the filming of this movie at the request of actress Carole Lombard (1908-1942), who played Ann in the film. It was one of the few films for which Hitchcock did not contribute to the script himself. He simply didn't understand people of the type he was filming, so he worked solely from the script he was given.
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