A Bill of Divorcement (1940) Maureen O'Hara Adolphe Menjou Fay Bainter Herbert Marshall May Whitty
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2023
- A Bill of Divorcement is a 1940 film directed by John Farrow. It was also known as Never to Love and was based on a 1921 British play of the same name, written by Clemence Dane that was filmed in 1932 with John Barrymore and Katharine Hepburn.
Hilary Fairchild (Adolphe Menjou) returns home after a long spell in a lunatic asylum. He has regained his sanity, but finds that his strong-willed daughter Sydney (Maureen O’Hara ) has grown up and is planning to marry and his wife (Fay Bainter) has divorced him. [Wikipedia] - Фільми й анімація
Maureen O'HARA was 19 when this was filmed.
Such a beauty.
She is one of my favorites along with Irene Dunn and Claudette Cobere
We’re all beautiful at 19. I miss my youth. I so hate that I rushed it.
@@mitziphillips9889Not me, I was beautiful at the age of 40 and even 50.
She was so beautiful, even after she aged!
Imagine being so talented with a long lifetime of learning ahead of her.
Herbert Marshall lost a leg serving in the Scottish Rifles in WW1. Many other actors who found success in Hollywood also served in WW1 in the same regiment - Ronald Colman, Claude Rains, Basil Rathbone, Cedric Hardwicke.
Wow! Thank you for sharing that, I just found out Donald Pleasence was a Nazi P.O.W.
I never knew any of that; seems an interesting bit of history.
how did he walk in the movies, never noticed anything.
World War One has gone into the dustbin of history. The flu that caused millions of deaths and I think my grandfather died of flu.
😮wow🎉🎉🎉🎉
Gosh it's already been 8 years since Maureen O'Hara passed. She was beautiful!!! Love her.
What O’Hara in Hunchback of Notre Dam. She was stunningly beautiful
In her 90s she was told that she was still stunningly beautiful and Maureen said, “Well I am a Rolls Royce and mileage never hurts a Rolls.” 😉😍💕
Great day to watch fine movies with wonderful acting. Thank you! I knew Maureen’s sister who was a nun in the order I entered over 36 years ago. Her sister was very kind and gracious.
Do you know God's name is Jehovah?
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I loved Herbert Marshall in so many movies...Enchanted Cottage was very good and the cast was splendid!!
Maureen O'Hara was featured in John Farrow's A Bill of Divorcement (1940), a remake of George Cukor's 1932 film. O'Hara portrayed Sydney Fairchild, who was played by Katharine Hepburn in the original. The production became difficult for O'Hara after Farrow reportedly made "suggestive comments" to her and began stalking her at home; once he realized that O'Hara was not interested in him sexually, he began bullying her on set. O'Hara punched him in the jaw one day, which put an end to the mistreatment.
Good for Maureen!!!
Fabulous woman ! I've always admired O'HARA greatly.
Farrow seemed to think he was entitled to Irish women named Maureen; his wife was actress Maureen O’Sullivan, with whom he had seven children.
Wow😮
Good Irish women don’t mess with us I’d give him one to 😊
Maureen looks so beautifully innocent and sincere in this movie!
Adophe was the most elegant dressed Man in that time. He made all o fthe magazines just for the way he dressed. Let alone his stupendous acting. Another good classic. Thank you for the upload.
That was so amazing! I just love these old movies. Such drama, and originality. Thanks for putting it on!
Me too, I watch TCM a lot. The older movies are so much better!
What a fantastic movie. I think one of the best films Maureen OHara ever made
Such a sad tale. Can't believe I've never seen this. Thank you for the upload.
Does anyone else find it strange that Christmas and not one decoration?
Oh gosh, I so love these classics. Gracias so much for uploading this movie. ❤....Feliz Christmas & a healthy, safe 2024 to all. Padre God Bless everyone 🙏.
Omgosh what a beautiful bittersweet movie. I've never seen Maureen O'hara play such a role. I'm not surprised she is the perfect person to be selected for such a sad, strong & oh my gosh heartbreaking role. Truly a wonderful movie about mental illness, strength, sacrifice, resignation, absolute determination in living as best as possible & taking care of your beloved father. 😢
Spectacular ensemble acting!!! I can't believe I've never seen this movie! I believe it was a stage play before they wrote it for screen. Excellent.
I didn't know there was a remake. I'm excited to see it, thank you
my Dad used to walk around and pretend to be the RKO tower. miss him.
More touching and meaningful to me after viewing it a second time. Thank you ❤
Now THIS is serious drama. Excellent acting and beloved actors all around. Thank you RS&T
Really quite sad...😮😢😮
Good movie although quite sad due to the illness. Thank you
Well, it certainly makes us think deeply about issues of mental health and what marriage means. The movie was made in 1940, the daughter about 20, and her father didn't know about her, so he was considered incurably insane for 20 years. That's long enough for his wife to wait, especially since she never loved him. I was glad for her happiness and respect the daughter's courage. And glad that we have a better understanding of mental illness today.
The wife didn't say she never loved him, only that she didn't love him now.
A great cast in a weird melodrama.
Very weird!
Just as today...why do we need to judge other people when we have not lived through their experiences or have walked in their shoes.
Let us pray and love them.
So true. Lord help us
@@fayee8986 Your lard is the problem here . Your lard has infected Sydney`s aunt with hate and bile . The aunt is a mean viscous woman who hurts others as she spews her religious crap. Praise the lard !!
You must have Christ in you ❤
Heavy. Thank you.
Maureen is so much better in this than I H. was in 1932 version.❤
You mean KH, Katherine Hepburn. ;^)
@@DelvingEye Yes.
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I too prefer Maureen o hara and this version than Katharine Hepburn and her version.i also like dame may whitty in this movie too.
❤Thank you 👍A good movie 💖A great and wonderful cast ❤
She forgo her own happiness to take care of her father. What a great daughter!
His agreement to her decision was proof of his insanity as no sane person would wish a life of unhappiness upon their child.
NOT QUITE. Also because her own insanity fate was doomed, and she did not want to pass it on to ANOTHER generation. So, she stayed to take care of her father. How utterly utterly sad that she didn’t know the truth years ago.
Truth.
This story is Deep!
What a fantastic film !!!! The end is so interesting - not actually depressing. The Father was a MUSICIAN who composed with jarring harmonies and unexpected chord progressions. Daughter was a chip off the old block. They had artistic temperaments, not crazy. However, they wouldn't blend in with ordinary dull thinking folk There is an undercurrent meaning here. Thank you for posting.
I only watched this movie because of the youtube disclaimer : " Please have in mind that this is a 1940s film that shows beliefs, thinking and behavior from a bygone era". Well, I for one have beliefs, thoughts and behaviors more in line with that era. I'm not saying that divorce should be forbidden when one person truly wants out. To force keep the marriage would only result in misery for both. HOWEVER, at least they took marriage and divorce seriously in the 1940's, much more so than today. Overall I believe they had a much better understanding of love in those days.
I couldn't agree with the basic premise of the movie. The Adolph Menjou character supposedly did suffer from shell shock which led to mental illness. That was quite common and does not mean that he had defective genes. Everyone has a breaking point, and many men find theirs in war. And then his improvement seemed to imply that he wasn't too far gone after all. That should have given Maureen O'Hara hope about the prospects for her children, not utter despair. And I'll add that his aunt who apparently also broke, for never specified reasons, could very well be a one-off who had some unspecified horrific trauma, as many families can point to at least one person who had a breakdown, particularly if they are big families and people used to often have big families in that time period.
It depends on how people react to circumstances. In this case they didn't know much about shell shock & this was just one explanation as to why the character took so long to recover - genetics. It's not meant to insult anyone suffering. People shouldn't take such offense. Anyone who says "the science is settled" is ridiculous.
Schizophrenia and manic depression are hereditary. Scientists and drs knew this then and now. Both are thought to be 90% genetic, usually dx'd in late teens and early 20's. Now there are treatments but no cure. Back then only madness. It took years before divorce in these situations was even legal. In this story the dr made it clear having known the family that it WAS hereditary, two generations that he knew of and they all hinted at the daughter's impulsive behavior. The father did NOT recover. Just look at his behavior.
There was no treatment for mental illness in that time. Psychiatry was for very mild reactive depression and for personality disorder which wasn’t too bad.
What a great movie. Don't think I have even seen it. But I must have.
Well that was depressing in the end. For someone like me who has depression and anxiety I understand. Her character was looking out for their future generations. Antidepressants and talk therapy didn't exist then. Only isolation and asylums which made them worse. Nowadays people with mental illness have children and may have passed it to them which is unfortunate. Maureen was so beautiful. Great actors in this movie. Knowing me, i literally googled Adolphe Menjou and Fay Bainter to read about their personal life.
Agree...a total bummer. Mentally ill and very selfish. From the hints we got, he wasn't a very good husband even before the war. Poor daughter!
I'v always been a fan of Adolphe. He's always portrayed as suave & debonair. He's also a good comedic actor. This really was a top notch cast. TYFS Glad I had the opportunity to view it.
What type of mental illness do you think is hereditary?! Some is caused by the same sort of environment and experiences (for instance everyone in the same family as a violent parent can get mental illnesses).
@@JehanineMelmothBipolar Depression is heredity.
@@retha1875 do you mean ‘hereditary’? You’re right, if so - if s child has a parent with BPD, then the child is 10% more likely to get it. Do you think that the father in this film has BPD?
A very moving movie
Ive been looking for this movie saw it ages ago and I remember Maureen O Hara was realy young 19 or 20 yrs old in this movie.... I gew up on all these brilliant old movies and Im so glad I found this wonderful old classic again movies like these are true classics Ty for uploading this movie Its a wonderful movie great actors great story great wonderful old classic movie Im new and have subscribed aswel Ty again for this movie ❤
Sweet movie ending. Not a light fluffy movie. Lol. Great actors. Thanks
I just started watching this never seen before by me alone movie. It sounds very thought provoking & deep from some of the comments I've read. Back to the movie. 😊
Love older movies.
After seeing This movie I could really see Maureen s acting talent she played the part of Sydney with such passion and strength the acting was good by All especially Adolph menjou
Gee. How beautifully sad. Maureen O'Hara: a perfect beauty in her youth. 🌹
Thank you❤️
when I saw this was a remake of the 1932 version, I was surprised that they would remake a film after only 8 years.... this version is so much better than the Katherine Hepburn version that seemed like it was played for comedy. Maureen OHara plays this with such heart and feeling; it is bitter sweet and Fay Bainter is superlative in every thing I have ever seen her in. Thank you for posting this classic
great film, now i will try out the original film from 1932 and see how they compare
So riveting of a portrayal of human condition.
How sad that we have to put disclaimers on old movies. We are a sad generation.
Very interesting and unusual in many ways...Dalton Trumbo...screenplay.
First time seeing this version I thoroughly enjoyed it one instance when the remake was better than the original n a beautiful score by Roy Webb
Yes I like the 1940 version far better than the 1932 version.maureen o hara and dame may whitty I adore in this movie.
Same here
Never knew about this remake.
What a surprise ending. Kept watching and wondering what was going to happen in the last 5 minutes. Mother happy, daughter sacrificing her life due to the fear of the unknown. Sad.
The doctor should never have told her it was hereditary. He ruined her chances of happiness.
One of Maureen O'Hara s. Early films she was so beautiful shame it wasn't in color so could see her beautiful coloring the main reason I watched it was because she' was in it but there are also many fine actors like Adolph menjou and dame may witty
Herbert Marshall and Maureen O’hara marvellous
Maureen O' Hara was so beautiful, in every year of her life.
Excellent movie 😢
Spitting image & mentality of my grandmother...an insufferable dragon woman that breathes fire every time she speaks 🔥🔥 🔥
What a sad movie.
Whatever happened to the dog? Also, Christmas eve, Christmas Day, and no flipping Christmas tree or turkey.
Miss Froy The Lady vanishes.
What a great movie.
I’ve always admired *Faye Bainter. A very good performance by her.
Edit: *Fay
Very good film but so much sorrow & decisions. Difficult to cope with illnesses of the mind, they're not seen.
Wow! Sad but true. The writer knew that artists are often so difficult and different from the rest of us.
I SO LOVE THESE BLACK AND WHITE MOVIES....What great substance
New subscriber. I enjoyed this film very much
Dalton Trumbo wrote it!
nothing like the good old classics
I feel bad for you or anyone who has to put such a disclaimer on their work. I've personally decided to not apologize for being politically incorrect. Then, I suppose I am from a different century. Best wishes with your work. Bravo, very good film.
I gave my son an illness I didn't know I had until after he was born. He had the opportunity to see up close how his life would be because of what I was going thru. He wished for death until pneumonia took him nearly 8 yrs ago. Tho it is a good one, I should not have watched this film.
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God Bless you and his soul😢
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You have not yourself to blame...nor anybody else. Children are always gifts and each of us is created and born at precisely the correct time and in right place.
Hilary Fairchild returns home after a long spell in a lunatic asylum.he has regained his sanity but he finds his strong-willed daughter has grown up and is planning to marry and his wife has divorced him! This is a portrait of a family torn apart by mental illness-what we didn’t know about it in 1940 is now defined in modern times! Maureen O’Hara, adolphe menjou.,fay bainter and Herbert Marshall were very good in the movie 🎥-the ending was very sad! 😞 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Hmm so they both went mad at the end??😅
John didn’t even fight for her 😢 this movie left me feeling empty.
Yep. What a putz. Totally didn't deserve her.
"Nerves are queer things"
Aunt Hester
I love Maureen O'Hara and that's all I'm going to say about this film.
Such a meaningful movie,ahead of its time,
Rate 5.8
Drama
What a profound and complex story! Although it is fiction, I wonder what any of us facing these issues would do. By the way, Mite - how did you like John’s Australian accent?!
Wow that was different. I enjoyed it.
Adolphe, Top Dog
A person has obligations! Better to stay along then to follow emotions and harm people around!
Oh dear! "Never to Love".
A soap opera from 1940; about as entertaining as the 50s the 60s the 70s the 80s the 90s...soaps I'll have to cut away now. Maureen was so beautiful, that's what held me this long (38:00)
Hilary was an utterly amazing actor !!!
such a sad movie
Hebert Marshall had a wonderful sexy voice.
Imagine fighting in one of the most horrific wars in history and coming back home being so shell shocked and needing love and protection from your family members, but then being abandoned by your wife because she’s lonely and can’t handle the stress. Like who does that??? Selfish women!!!
Been watching these old movies way too long. I actually recognized the girl who played Susan, the maid, as Bela Lugosi's flower girl victim in the 1931 Dracula! That being said, I'm glad I finally caught up with this little sleeper of a movie. I prefer it to the Katharine Hepburn version; Bainter and Menjou are aces in this remake.
Biggest sacrifice all.
Wow 🌷
Sadly realistic.
I Need was to See this Flick So much Message in the SONG Like Life that Needs to Go to the Next Level❤
Sad and happily insane.
18:12 ❤❤❤❤
Goodmovie
I thoroughly disliked this show, although the actors were excellent, the message was deplorable. Each human is born with some sort of challenge. Some worse and harder than others, but to give up without trying is even worse than dying. We have a greater strength through God.
Yes, the more we become and remain aware of our own weaknesses; the stronger we can grow through Christ, Who strengthens us. To demand perfection from others, implies to be arrogantly perceiving oneself without flaw. Those who humble themselves, will be exhalted, while pride comes before the fall.
No. You obviously have no idea what it's like for families who suffer mental illness. This isn't just some weakness that inner strength will cure. This is treatable but so far not curable by modern medicine.
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Similar to other ailments, many brain/mental disturbances are linked to diet, gut health, toxicities and/or nutrient deficiencies.
Look for example into the work of Nutritional Psychiatrist Georgia Ede, as well as strides made by Natasha C.McBride (GAPS diet). In SCIENCE OF FASTING documentary it is for example also mentioned how deeply depressed patients would recover simply by fasting. 'Wheat Schizophrenia/ Bread Madness' was coined more than 5 decades ago... Sadly the chemical concoctions prescribed to those suffering from mental problems mostly do more harm than good.
I thought Elizabeth Patterson was in this movie
Merry Christmas no Holly tree if it hadn't been for the presents to The servants and I did finally see a wreath never would nt have known it was Christmas 🎄🎁
I love Black white movie amazing How movie made on mental iIllness to show people in this time that it does exist. As does today. I wasn't born in this time Great parents was.
I watched almost half and read the comments, then forward to the last 5 min. and never went back to watch the whole movie. I did NOT like the ending at all, so glad I didn't waste my time. I know not all movies have great endings & a lot of sad, but, I'm not in the mood today to watch this type of movie, so I didn't. Dame May Witty is in a lot of movies. I especially like "My Name is Julia Ross". Watched it at least 20 times.
To do what is right is right!!!!
Unfortunate propaganda brought to you during the era of Eugenics. Sydney even mentions studying Havelock Ellis.
Well said! I was thinking the same thing. The whole 'hereditary poison' trope was creepy. As a product of its time, I found it a fascinating film nevertheless.
Full of angst: a delicate subject, presented and acted with sensitivity. Sydney's love for her father shines through the perhaps too Hollywood ending, BUT she and her fiance should have seen two consultants...a psychiatrist specializing in madness/insanity and a geneticist with knowledge of inherited insanity [ the GP's views would, perhaps, have been superficial].
Caution: viewers with any symptoms in the family of such disturbing behaviour should be aware of the main themes of this film before deciding whether to watch it.
Lastly, what a bitter & twisted auntie !