Rings on Her Fingers
Rings on Her Fingers is a 1942 American comedy film directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney. The screenplay concerns a poor man who gets mistaken for a millionaire and is swindled out of his life savings.
Plot
Susan Miller works as a girdle salesgirl in a large department store. She dreams of living on "the other side", among the rich. An elderly woman, calling herself Mrs. Maybelle Worthington, comes to buy some underwear. She is actually a professional swindler. Her partner Warren meets her at the department store, and reports that her "daughter" (a partner in their schemes) has run away to get married. They notice that Susan resembles the "daughter", and ask her to impersonate the missing girl at their party that evening. Susan sees an opportunity to experience life among the rich, and wear the expensive clothes she could never afford.
Cast
- Brooks Benedict
- Charles C. Wilson
- Clara Blandick
- Edgar Norton
- Frank Coghlan, Jr.
- Frank Orth
- Frank Sully
- Gene Tierney
- George Lessey
- Gertrude Astor
- Harry Hayden
- Henry Fonda
- Henry Stephenson
- Iris Adrian
- Laird Cregar
- Marjorie Gateson
- Robert Ryan
- Sarah Edwards
- Shepperd Strudwick
- Spring Byington
- Thurston Hall
- Wedgwood Nowell
More details
author | Emeric Pressburger |
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contentLocation | California |
director | Rouben Mamoulian |
editor | Barbara McLean |
genre | comedy crime |
keywords | department store even married missing girl run away southern california their way |
musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge |
producer | Milton Sperling |
publisher | 20th Century Fox |
theme | crime comedy romantic comedy screwball comedy |