The Night Before the Divorce

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The Night Before the Divorce
"The Night Before the Divorce" (1942).jpg
Directed by Robert Siodmak
Written by
Produced by Ralph Dietrich
Starring
Cinematography J. Peverell Marley
Edited byJohn Brady
Music by
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • March 6, 1942 (1942-03-06)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Night Before the Divorce is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Lynn Bari, Mary Beth Hughes and Joseph Allen, adapted from the 1937 play of the same name by Gina Kaus and Ladislas Fodor. [1]

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  1. Alpi p.110

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