Claudia and David is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring.s Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young and Mary Astor.[2] Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young repeat their roles from the film Claudia (1943). Like its predecessor, Claudia and David was based on a series of short stories by Rose Franken, which also inspired a successful stage play and radio series.

Claudia and David
Directed byWalter Lang
Written byFrank Davis
Tess Slesinger
Screenplay byRose Franken
William Brown Meloney
Vera Caspary (adaptation)
Based onClaudia and David
1940 novel
by Rose Franken
Produced byWilliam Perlberg
StarringDorothy McGuire
Robert Young
Mary Astor
CinematographyJoseph LaShelle
Edited byRobert L. Simpson
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
David Buttolph
Color processBlack and white
Production
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Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • February 25, 1946 (1946-02-25)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,650,000[1]

Plot

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Claudia (Dorothy McGuire), still charmingly naive and a bit nervous, is struggling with the responsibilities of marriage and parenthood in their rural Connecticut town. Jealousy creeps into the relationship when Elizabeth (Mary Astor) starts consulting David on a building project, while Claudia is attracting the uninvited attentions of Phil (John Sutton), who happens to be married.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Aubrey Solomon (2002). Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. p. 212. ISBN 9780810842441. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  2. ^ Claudia and David at AllMovie
  3. ^ "Claudia and David (1946) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
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