April 1940: The Doctor Takes A Wife

The Doctor Takes A Wife. Alexander Hall. 1940.

You gotta admire the sheer preposterousness (that’s a word) of the premise here, but it just doesn’t fire on all cylinders. It’s also a very typical “battle of the sexes” thing of the period, which doesn’t help.

But there’s a lot here to enjoy. The performances are on fleek, and it’s got a nice propulsive energy throughout. When it works, it really works.

Popular movies in April 1940 according to IMDB:

PosterVotesRatingMovie
sc-tt0033022.jpg18217.2Saps at Sea
sc-tt0032475.jpg8957.1Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
sc-tt0032289.jpg2407.1Buck Benny Rides Again
sc-tt0032397.jpg5527.0The Doctor Takes a Wife
sc-tt0032383.jpg17426.9Dark Command
sc-tt0032176.jpg4056.9‘Til We Meet Again
sc-tt0031828.jpg2626.7The Proud Valley
sc-tt0032643.jpg7246.7It All Came True
sc-tt0032412.jpg16106.5Dr. Cyclops
sc-tt0032753.jpg3866.5The Man with Nine Lives

This blog post is part of the Decade series.

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