Obliging Young Lady | |
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Directed by | Richard Wallace |
Produced by | Howard Benedict |
Screenplay by | Frank Ryan Bert Granet |
Story by | Arthur T. Horman |
Starring |
Joan Carroll Edmond O'Brien Ruth Warrick |
Music by | Roy Webb |
Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
Edited by | Henry Berman |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date
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30 January 1942 |
Running time
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80 min. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Obliging Young Lady is a 1942 American romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallace and starring Joan Carroll, Edmond O'Brien, Ruth Warrick.
On the instructions of their lawyer, the wealthy young daughter of divorcing parents (Joan Carroll) is removed to a mountain resort, complete with a decoy mother, to protect her from the publicity. The situation is immediately complicated by persistent reporters, a romantic interest for the fake mother, and a convention of birdwatchers.
The film lost $118,000 at the box office.