Third Finger, Left Hand

Director: Robert Z. Leonard Robert Z. Leonard

Overview

In this comedy, the pragmatic editor of a women's fashion magazine conceals her marital status by wearing a gold band on her ring finger so salesmen, male clients, and their jealous wives will leave her alone. Unfortunately a handsome portrait artist is not so easily put off and he pursues the uptight woman with gusto. At first she rejects him, but as time passes she ends up in love. Unfortunately, she still needs to explain the presence of the little ring.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/03/2011
UPC:	0883316330630
Original Release:	1940
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Archives
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	37,893

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Melvyn Douglas	Jeff Thompson
Myrna Loy	Margot Sherwood Merrick
Raymond Walburn	Mr. Sherwood
Bonita Granville	Vicky Sherwood
Lee Bowman	Philip Booth
Felix Bressart	August Winkel
Donald Meek	Mr. Flandrin
Sidney Blackmer	Hughie Wheeler
Ernest Whitman	Sam
Ann Morriss	Beth Hampshire
Edna Holland	Miss Lawton
Jean Fenwick	Miss Carruthers
William Halligan	Ralph Russell
Marjorie Gateson	Mrs. Russell
Halliwell Hobbes	Burton
Howard Lang	Rev. Johnson
Florence Shirley	Agnes
Olive Blakeney	Louise
Jeff Corey	Johann
Greta Granstedt	Selma
Mira McKinney	Miss Dell
Marvin Stephens	Marton
Harry Tyler	Martin
Dick Paxton	Messenger Boy
Ray Cooke	Steward
Milton Kibbee	Steward,Steward
Tim Ryan	Mate
Jimmy Conlin	Ernest
Jane Goude	Emma
Milton Parsons	Photographer
Joe Yule	Waiter
Philip Sleeman	Headwaiter,Headwaiter
May McAvoy	Girl Operator
Forbes Murray	Wilbur
Lloyd Whitlock	Herbert
Jack Mulhall	Guide
Andrew Tombes	Mr. Kelland
Grace Hayle	Mrs. Kelland
Frank McGlynn Sr.	Rev. Holmes
Rita Quigley	Elvira Kelland
Frederick Burton	Mr. Thompson
Leila McIntyre	Mrs. Thompson
Ray Teal	Cameraman
John Butler	Telegrapher
Ken Christy	Pullman Conductor
Edward Cecil	Train Conductor
Joe Whitehead	Barney
Helen Dickson	Woman in Berths
Gertrude Simpson	Woman in Berths
Walter Soderling	Man in Berth
Ernie Alexander	Actor
Barbara Bedford	Actor
Arthur Belasco	Actor
Maurice Costello	Actor
Sidney D'Albrook	Actor
John Dillon	Actor
John Ince	Men at Railroad Station
Alice Keating	Women at Railroad Station
Frank O'Connor	Actor
Cyril Ring	Actor
Dick Rush	Actor
Dorothy Vernon	Actor
Art Berry Sr.	Actor
David Snell	Composer

Technical Credits

Lionel Houser

Robert Z. Leonard	Director
Lionel Houser	Screenwriter
John W. Considine Jr.	Producer

Editorial Reviews

To be perfectly honest, Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas are not quite as vibrant as Loy and William Powell used to be. That said, there are several very funny exchanges in this polite comedy, and Douglas is, of course, splendid as his usual glib self. Loy, on the other hand, seems slightly subdued this time around, which is odd because she plays a high-powered businesswoman who is supposed to know exactly what she wants. Until, of course, Douglas makes his humorous entrance. Everything works out exactly as you assumed it would all along, but before you get from point A to point B, Loy is offered the rare occasion to try on a Brooklyn accent -- just to upset the overbearing Douglas of course -- and the scene remains the film's funniest.