The War Against Mrs. Hadley
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1942 | 86m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Harold S. Bucquet |
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| Writer: | George Oppenheimer |
| Staring: |
| Wealthy American society matron, Stella Hadley refuses to sacrifice her material comforts to aid the war effort until she realizes that her selfishness is cheating the boys overseas who are fighting for her freedom. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 07, 1942 |
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| Director: | Harold S. Bucquet |
| Writer: | George Oppenheimer |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | washington dc, usa, widow, home front, society matron, wealthy family |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Fay Bainter | Stella Livingston Hadley |
| Edward Arnold | Elliot Fulton |
| Richard Ney | Theodore Hadley |
| Jean Rogers | Patricia Hadley |
| Van Johnson | Michael Fitzpatrick |
| Sara Allgood | Mrs. Michael Fitzpatrick |
| Spring Byington | Cecilia Talbot |
| Isobel Elsom | Mrs. Laura Winters |
| Frances Rafferty | Sally |
| Dorothy Morris | Millie |
| Halliwell Hobbes | Bennett |
| Connie Gilchrist | Cook |
| Stephen McNally | Peters |
| Miles Mander | Dr. Leonard V. Meecham |
| Rags Ragland | Louie |
| Carl Switzer | Telegram Delivery Boy |
| Ruby Dandridge | Maid |
| Harry Hayden | Stevens, Washington Chronicle Reporter |
| Frank Ferguson | Reporter |
| Kay Medford | Flossie Jones |
| Addison Richards | Colonel |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Karl Freund | Director of Photography |
| George Oppenheimer | Screenplay |
| Elmo Veron | Editor |
| Harold S. Bucquet | Director |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| David Snell | Music |
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| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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