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Her Cardboard Lover Overview:

Her Cardboard Lover (1942) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by George Cukor and produced by J. Walter Ruben.

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Norma Shearer’s Final Bow: Her Cardboard Lover (1942)

The 1942 production Her Cardboard Lover may be a minor comedy by definition, but it remains an important artifact for one simple reason: it is star Norma Shearer’s last film. At the age of 42, Shearer decided to end her nearly two-decade long career after the mediocre public reception of th... Read full article


Her Cardboard Lover (1942)

Her Cardboard Lover (1942) April 20, 2014 / The Cinema Dilettante   Stars: Norma Shearer, Robert Taylor, George Sanders About a week after Warner Archive became a thing, 5 years ago, I started begging them for this movie on DVD. On April 1st, 2014, my dream of Her Cardboard Love... Read full article


Her Cardboard Lover (1942)

Her Cardboard Lover (1942), though not noted as such at the time, turned out to be Norma Shearer’s final film before disappearing into retirement. It’s not a perfect film by any means, but it is an amusing one. It does have all the makings of a fine film film, repairing Shearer with Esca... Read full article


Her Cardboard Lover (1942).

Her Cardboard Lover(1942). Comedy film directed by George Cukor. The film is the third screen adaptation of the play, following The Cardboard Lover in 1928 and The Passionate Plumber in 1932. Joan Crawford and Hedy Lamarr were each offered the part of "Consuela", but both turned it down. Songwriter... Read full article


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Final film of Norma Shearer.

Joan Crawford and Hedy Lamarr were each offered the part of "Consuela", but both turned it down.

Irving Thalberg earlier wanted to make a musical version of the play, starring Grace Moore and Maurice Chevalier, but Chevalier backed out of the production because he was asked to take second billing after Moore.

The French play opened in Paris on 13 January 1926.

Some cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Donald Meek (Pawnbroker), Jill Esmond (Lizzie Hartwell), Roger Moore (Simpson, chauffeur), Alec Craig (Danny), Dudley Dickerson (Porter) and Tom Herbert (Drunk).

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