Design for Scandal (1941)
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Rosalind Russell stars as a no-nonsense judge who dabbles in sculpting in her spare time. Walter Pidgeon costars as a reporter assigned to discredit Rosalind after she rules against his boss (Edward Arnold) in a divorce case. Pidgeon plans to frame the judge in a compromising situation, then blackmail her into reducing the alimony. He succeeds in humiliating Rosalind, but regrets his actions when he realizes he's fallen in love with her. All ends happily in this glossy derivative of MGM's earlier Libelled Lady (36). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Rosalind Russell, Walter Pidgeon, (more)
- Director(s):
- Norman Taurog
Synopsis of Design for Scandal
Rosalind Russell stars as a no-nonsense judge who dabbles in sculpting in her spare time. Walter Pidgeon costars as a reporter assigned to discredit Rosalind after she rules against his boss (Edward Arnold) in a divorce case. Pidgeon plans to frame the judge in a compromising situation, then blackmail her into reducing the alimony. He succeeds in humiliating Rosalind, but regrets his actions when he realizes he's fallen in love with her. All ends happily in this glossy derivative of MGM's earlier Libelled Lady (36). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Design for Scandal
- Rosalind Russell - Cornelia Porter
- Lee Bowman - Walter Caldwell
- Mary Beth Hughes - Adele Blair
- Guy Kibbee - Judge Graham
- Bobby Larson - Freddie
- Thurston Hall - Northcott
- Edgar Dearing - Joe, the Foreman
- Rochelle Hudson
- Donald Meek - Mr. Wade
- Sid Saylor - Taxi Driver
- Mitchell Ingraham - Storekeeper
- Richard Bartell
- Charlotte Wynters - Thelma, the Secretary
- Charles Trowbridge
- Dorothy Morris
- Robert Emmett Keane - Aide
- John Butler - Miner
- Walter Pidgeon - Jeff Sherman
- Jean Rogers - Dotty
- Edward Arnold - Judson M. Blair
- Leon Belasco - Alexander Raoul
- Charles Coleman - Wilton
- Edward Thomas - Steward
- John Dilson - Court Clerk
- Milt Kibbee - Court Clerk
- Anne O'Neal - Travel Bureau Woman
- Ruth Alder - Telephone Operator
- Marjorie Deanne
- Barbara Jo Allen - Jane Porter
- Josephine Whittell - Woman
- Anne Revere - Nettie, the Maid
- George Magrill
- Eddie Dunn - Eddie Smith
- Jessie Arnold - Miner's Wife
- Director(s):
- Norman Taurog
- Writer(s):
- Lionel Houser
- Producer(s):
- John W. Considine, Jr.
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