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Design for Scandal is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Norman Taurog released in USA on 1 december 1941 with Rosalind Russell
Design for Scandal (1941)
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Add to a movie listDesign for Scandal is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog. Rosalind Russell stars as a judge targeted by a newspaper tycoon unhappy with her decision in his divorce case.
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When wealthy newspaper publisher Judson M. Blair (Edward Arnold) divorces his wife Adele (Mary Beth Hughes), Judge Cornelia C. Porter (Rosalind Russell) awards Adele alimony of $4000 a month for five years or until she remarries. After learning from his lawyer, Northcott (Thurston Hall), that Porter refuses to hear an appeal, the furious Blair tries using his influence with her boss, Judge Graham (Guy Kibbee), to have her transferred, but to no avail.Actors
Rosalind Russell
(Judge Cornelia C. Porter)
Walter Pidgeon
(Jeff Sherman)
Edward Arnold
(Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair)
Lee Bowman
(Walter Caldwell)
Jean Rogers
(Dotty)
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