Living in a Big Way (1947)
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Directors
Gregory La Cava
Cast
Barbara Billingsley, Charles Lane, Charles Winninger, Clinton Sundberg, Ellen Corby, Gene Kelly, Jean Adair, John Alexander, John Warburton, Marie McDonald, Marie Windsor, Phyllis Thaxter, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Shelley Winters, Spring Byington
The story
Leo Gogarty (Kelly) marries Margaud Morgan (McDonald) after a whirlwind romance just before shipping out to war. When he returns, he is surprised to discover not only that his bride is not what she led him to believe, but also that she expects a quick divorce. Mr.
Genres
musical film, romantic comedy
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