The War Against Mrs. Hadley
6.6
“AS TIMELY AS TODAYS HEADLINES!”
Wealthy American society matron, Stella Hadley refuses to sacrifice her material comforts to aid the war effort until she realizes that her selfishness is cheating the boys overseas who are fighting for her freedom.
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Cast
21 people
Fay Bainter
Stella Livingston Hadley
Known for
Make Way for Tomorrow
The Children's Hour
Edward Arnold
Elliot Fulton
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
You Can't Take It with You
Richard Ney
Theodore Hadley
Known for
The Premature Burial
Mrs. Miniver
Jean Rogers
Patricia Hadley
Also in
Flash Gordon
Backlash
Van Johnson
Michael Fitzpatrick
Known for
The Purple Rose of Cairo
The Caine Mutiny
Sara Allgood
Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick
Known for
Blackmail
How Green Was My Valley
Spring Byington
Cecilia Talbot
Known for
Meet John Doe
You Can't Take It with You
Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Laura Winters
Known for
My Fair Lady
Monsieur Verdoux
Frances Rafferty
Sally
Also in
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
December Bride
Dorothy Morris
Millie
Known for
Seconds
Halliwell Hobbes
Bennett
Known for
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Gaslight
Connie Gilchrist
Cook
Known for
A Letter to Three Wives
The Far Country
Harold S. Bucquet Director · George Oppenheimer Screenplay Karl Freund Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.4M · Budget $307K · United States release August 7, 1942
Box office
Budget
$307,000
Worldwide gross
$1,357,000
Gross vs. budget
4.4×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 7, 1942
Theatrical
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