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Yes, My Darling Daughter (1939)

NR · 1939-02-25 · 1h 26m · EN
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Ellen is a free spirited young woman in love with Doug. Sadly he must leave America for a two year job in Belgium. Ellen and Doug decide to spend their last weekend together in a tourist cabin at a rural lake. Her family is shocked that a young unmarried woman would engage in such amoral activity. The comic plot develops as Ellen argues her case for women's freedom and independence, trying to win over her mother, grandmother, and other dubious relatives.

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William KeighleyDirector

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Priscilla LanePriscilla LaneEllen MurrayJeffrey LynnJeffrey LynnDouglas HallRoland YoungRoland YoungTitus JaywoodFay BainterFay BainterAnn MurrayMay RobsonMay Robson'Granny' WhitmanGenevieve TobinGenevieve TobinConnie NevinsIan HunterIan HunterLewis MurrayRobert HomansRobert HomansSergeant MurphyEdward GarganEdward GarganPolice OfficerSpencer ChartersSpencer ChartersAngus DibbleLottie WilliamsLottie WilliamsMarthaClem BevansClem BevansHenry - Baggage Man

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Genre affinityComedy · RomanceTheme affinityPublisher · GrandmotherMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityRomance

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What is Yes, My Darling Daughter about?

Ellen is a free spirited young woman in love with Doug. Sadly he must leave America for a two year job in Belgium. Ellen and Doug decide to spend their last weekend together in a tourist cabin at a rural lake. Her family is shocked that a young unmarried woman would engage in such amoral activity. The comic plot develops as Ellen argues her case for women's freedom and independence, trying to win over her mother, grandmother, and other dubious relatives.

How long is Yes, My Darling Daughter?

Yes, My Darling Daughter has a runtime of 86 minutes.