Are Husbands Necessary?
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George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on George's earnings as a bank official, Liz's scatterbrained handling of their finances constantly puts them in jeopardy. Liz becomes jealous when George's former girl friend, Myra Ponsonby, comes for a visit with his party-loving friends Bill Stone, Cory Cartwright and Chuck, an artist, after which George spends the entire evening dancing at a nightclub with Myra.
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Cast
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Ray Milland
George Cugat
Known for
Dial M for Murder
The Lost Weekend
Betty Field
Mary Elizabeth Cugat
Known for
Birdman of Alcatraz
Bus Stop
Patricia Morison
Myra Ponsonby
Known for
Dressed to Kill
Tarzan and the Huntress
Eugene Pallette
Bunker
Known for
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Charles Dingle
Duncan Atterbury
Known for
The Little Foxes
The Talk of the Town
Leif Erickson
Bill Stone
Known for
On the Waterfront
Invaders from Mars
Elisabeth Risdon
Mrs. Westwood
Known for
The Roaring Twenties
Make Way for Tomorrow
Richard Haydn
Chuck
Known for
Alice in Wonderland
Young Frankenstein
Kathleen Lockhart
Laura Atterbury
Known for
The Glenn Miller Story
A Christmas Carol
Phillip Terry
Cory Cortwright
Known for
The Lost Weekend
Born to Kill
Anne Revere
Anna
Known for
A Place in the Sun
Secret Beyond the Door
Norman Taurog Director · Frank Davis Screenplay Tess Slesinger Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1M · Budget $552K · United States release June 15, 1942
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Budget
$552,000
Worldwide gross
$1,050,000
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 15, 1942
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