| Claudia and David | |
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| Directed by | Walter Lang | 
| Written by | Frank Davis Tess Slesinger  | 
| Screenplay by |  Rose Franken  William Brown Meloney Vera Caspary (adaptation)  | 
| Based on | Claudia and David  1940 novel by Rose Franken  | 
| Produced by | William Perlberg | 
| Starring |  Dorothy McGuire  Robert Young Mary Astor  | 
| Cinematography | Joseph LaShelle | 
| Edited by | Robert L. Simpson | 
| Music by |  Cyril J. Mockridge  David Buttolph  | 
| Color process | Black and white | 
Production company  | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 78 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
| Box office | $1,650,000 [1] | 
Claudia and David is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring.s Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young and Mary Astor.[ citation needed ] Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young repeat their roles from the film Claudia (1943). Like its predecessor, Claudia and David was based on a series of short stories by Rose Franken, which also inspired a successful stage play and radio series.
Claudia (Dorothy McGuire), still charmingly naive and a bit nervous, is struggling with the responsibilities of marriage and parenthood in their rural Connecticut town. Jealousy creeps into the relationship when Elizabeth (Mary Astor) starts consulting David on a building project, while Claudia is attracting the uninvited attentions of Phil (John Sutton), who happens to be married. [2]