Third Finger, Left Hand(1940).

Third Finger, Left Hand(1940). Romantic comedy film. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard. With Myrna Loy, Melvyn Douglas, Raymond Walburn, Lee Bowman.

Editor of a fashion magazine, Margot Sherwood Merrick, thinks it best to pretend that she is married, to fend off suitors and jealous wives. Of course her plans backfire when she meets Jeff Thompson, who falls in love with her. After finding out the truth, Jeff decides to get even with her by pretending to be her estranged husband and moves into Margot's home with her family. Margot asks Philip Booth, the magazine's attorney, for his help. He is also in love with Margot, and has plans of his own to win Margot's heart.

This is a cute comedy, with good acting by Loy and Douglas. One the interesting characters of this film is the train porter Sam, played by Ernest Whitman.

Bonita Granville (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was the daughter of stage actors, and made her film debut at the age of nine in the film, Westward Passage (1933). Over the next couple of years she played uncredited roles in such films, Little Women (1933) and Anne of Green Gables (1934) before playing the role of Mary in the film, The Children's Hour. Renamed These Three, it told the story of three adults (played by Miriam Hopkins, Merle Oberon, and Joel McCrea) who find their lives almost destroyed by the lies of an evil child. For her role as that child, Granville was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

In 1938, she starred in the film, Merrily We Live and as girl detective Nancy Drew in the film, Nancy Drew, Detective. The Nancy Drew film success led to three sequels from 1938 to 1939, including Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939). As a young adult, she was once again cast in supporting roles, Now, Voyager (1942), and two Andy Hardy films with Mickey Rooney, Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (1944) and Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946). She is also remembered for her starring role in the film, Hitler's Children (1943). Her career began to fade by the mid-1940s.

She performed in the film version of, The Lone Ranger(1956), and made her final screen performance in a cameo role in, The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981).

She Married Her Boss(1935).

She Married Her Boss(1935). Directed by Gregory La Cava. Cast: Claudette Colbert and Melvyn Douglas.

The story begins when, secretary Julia Scott, who is in love with her boss, Richard Barclay, the owner of Barclay's Department Store, who unfortunately only thinks of her as his right "hand man." Julia, is offered her dream job working in Paris, but she, turns it down because of her love for Richard. Julia, decides it is time to tell Richard about her feelings. While working late at his home, Julia finds Richard's hysterical sister Gertrude, his brat of a daughter Annabel. Richard, tells Julia to take charge of the house and she fires the servants and gives Annabel, a much needed spanking.

The next day, Julia finds out that her friend Martha, has gone to Richard and told him that Julia, has taken the job in Paris. When Richard asks Julia about it, she says she wants to go to Paris, to find a husband.

Later that same day, everyone, is in an uproar over the sudden, marriage of Richard and Julia. Heartbroken, Julia learns that Richard, sees her more as a business partner than a wife. The next morning, Julia decides not to go into the office so she can settle into her new home. Without her, there is trouble in the office and Julia has her own troubles at home. Martha, comes to visit Julia with Leonard Rogers, a womanizer who has just sold his department store to Richard. When Richard arrives home, he finds Julia, Leonard and Annabel singing together and tells Julia, that he doesn't think their marriage is working out. Julia tells him that she will return to the office the next day. Instead of returning to the office, Julia heads to Philadelphia to manage the Rogers store. After two weeks, Julia has the Philadelphia store in shape and her feelings are hurt, when Richard tells her to take her time in returning home. That night, Julia agrees to go out with Leonard and the two end up drunk in a display window of the department store. Two newspaper photographers, take pictures of the couple and the next day their picture is front page news. Will Richard travel to Philadelphia, to bring Julia back to New York?

Although, the story maybe a little unbelievable, it is still a cute film. One of my favorite scenes is when, Colbert and Bartlett host a cocktail party in the shop window of a department store, with shop mannequins as the guests.

Melvyn Hesselberg (April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981). Douglas shared top billing with Boris Karloff and Charles Laughton in the films, The Old Dark House (1932), The Vampire Bat(1932), She Married Her Boss(1935). He played opposite Joan Crawford in several films, although.. best known for, A Woman's Face (1941). He also performed with Greta Garbo in three films, As You Desire Me (1932), Ninotchka (1939) and Garbo's final film, Two-Faced Woman (1941).

During World War II, Douglas served in the United States Army and when he returned home he performed  in the films, The Sea of Grass and Mr. Blandings Builds his Dream House.

As Douglas grew older, he took father type roles, The Americanization of Emily (1964), Hud (1963), for which he won his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, The Candidate (1972) and I Never Sang for My Father (1970), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He won his second Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the dark comedy, Being There (1979). Douglas' final screen performancewas in the film, Ghost Story (1981). He did not finish his role in the film The Hot Touch (1982) before his death.

Happy Birthday Melvyn Douglas (1901 - 1981)

Happy Birthday to the witty and suave Melvyn Douglas, the star of such films as Ninotchka, Theodora Goes Wild, Too Many Husbands, and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House.