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- Career Versus Man: Surprisingly averted! Margo is never told that she must decide between marriage and work.
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* CareerVersusMan: Surprisingly averted! Margo is never told that she must decide between marriage and work.
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* MarriageOfConvenience: To appease the tabloids and her own family, Margo marries Jeff for real, so they can get a real divorce and be done with each other.
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* MarriageOfConvenience: To appease the tabloids and her own family, Margo marries Jeff for real, real so they can get a real divorce and be done with each other.
* MarriedToTheJob: Margo loves her job so much that she’s willing to pretend to be married.
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''Third Finger, Left Hand'' a 1940 ScrewballComedy directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Creator/MyrnaLoy and Creator/MelvynDouglas.
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''Third Finger, Left Hand'' is a 1940 ScrewballComedy directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Creator/MyrnaLoy and Creator/MelvynDouglas.
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''Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) is a 1940 ScrewballComedy directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Creator/MyrnaLoy and Creator/MelvynDouglas.
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* WeddingDay: Margo and Jeff spend a boring wedding day in Niagara Falls.
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Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dupe everyone from her lawyer friend, Philip (Lee Bowman), to even her own family.
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Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dupe everyone from her lawyer friend, Philip (Lee Bowman), to even her own family.
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But a chance meeting with painter Jeff Thompson (Douglas), has her falling in love. But Jeff suspects something fishy when he finds out about her "marriage", leading him to investigate and decide to impersonate her made-up husband.
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But a chance meeting with painter Jeff Thompson (Douglas), has her falling in love. But Jeff suspects suspects, however, something fishy when he finds out about her "marriage", leading him to investigate and decide to impersonate her made-up husband.
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''Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) is a ScrewballComedy starring Creator/MyrnaLoy and MelvynDouglas.
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''Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) is a ScrewballComedy starring Creator/MyrnaLoy and MelvynDouglas.Creator/MelvynDouglas.
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* MeetCute: Margo accidently shoos away an art critic that was interested in Jeff’s work and has to fix her mistake.
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* MeetCute: Margo accidently accidentally shoos away an art critic that was interested in Jeff’s work and has to fix her mistake.
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* RunningGag: Jeff is form Ohio, so he constantly sings the Ohio riddle [[note]] What’s round on the outside and high in the middle? [[/note]] and he has everyone singing it by the end of the movie.
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* RunningGag: Jeff is form from Ohio, so he constantly sings the Ohio riddle [[note]] What’s [[note]]What’s round on the outside and high in the middle? [[/note]] and he has everyone singing it by the end of the movie.
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* ZanyScheme: Margo and Jeff must get married in order to get divorce.
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* ZanyScheme: Margo and Jeff must get married in order to get a divorce.
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Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dup everyone from her lawyer friend, Philip (Lee Bowman), to even her own family.
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Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dup dupe everyone from her lawyer friend, Philip (Lee Bowman), to even her own family.
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* DivorceInReno: Margo eschews her divorce proceedings to go settle property documents with Jeff while he heads back home to
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* DivorceInReno: Margo eschews her divorce proceedings to go settle property documents with Jeff while he heads back home to Ohio.
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But a chance meeting with painter Jeff Thompson (Douglas), has her falling in love. But Jeff suspects something fishy when he finds out about her "marriage", leading him to find out the truth and decide to become that husband.
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But a chance meeting with painter Jeff Thompson (Douglas), has her falling in love. But Jeff suspects something fishy when he finds out about her "marriage", leading him to find out the truth investigate and decide to become that impersonate her made-up husband.
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Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dup everyone from her lawyer friend, Philip (Lee Bowman), and even her own family.
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Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dup everyone from her lawyer friend, Philip (Lee Bowman), and to even her own family.
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[[caption-width-right:350: There's no honeymoon that's cheaper!]]
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* BriefAccentImitation: Margo imitates a Brooklyn accent to embarrass Jeff in front of his friends that he accidently meets in Niagara Falls.
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* BriefAccentImitation: Margo imitates a Brooklyn accent to embarrass Jeff in front of his friends that he accidently accidentally meets in Niagara Falls.UsefulNotes/NiagaraFalls.
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Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dup everyone from lawyer friend, Philip (Lee Bowman), and even her own family.
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Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dup everyone from her lawyer friend, Philip (Lee Bowman), and even her own family.
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Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dup everyone from lawyer Philip (Lee Bowman) and even her own family.
But upon a chance meeting with painter Jeff Thompson (Douglas), they fall in love. But he suspects something fishy when he finds out she’s married, so he finds out the truth and decides to become that husband.
But upon a chance meeting with painter Jeff Thompson (Douglas), they fall in love. But he suspects something fishy when he finds out she’s married, so he finds out the truth and decides to become that husband.
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Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dup everyone from lawyer friend, Philip (Lee Bowman) Bowman), and even her own family.family.
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''Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) is a ScrewballComedy starring Creator/MyrnaLoy and MelvynDouglas.
Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dup everyone from lawyer Philip (Lee Bowman) and even her own family.
But upon a chance meeting with painter Jeff Thompson (Douglas), they fall in love. But he suspects something fishy when he finds out she’s married, so he finds out the truth and decides to become that husband.
HilarityEnsues, of course.
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*BadLiar: Margo can’t keep her fake husband’s identity straight, making Jeff rather suspicious to his actual existence.
*BelligerentSexualTension: It’s a screwball, what do you expect?
*BridalCarry: Angry about his impersonation, Margo digs her nails into Jeff’s cheeks when he picks her up for this trope.
*BriefAccentImitation: Margo imitates a Brooklyn accent to embarrass Jeff in front of his friends that he accidently meets in Niagara Falls.
*BreakUpMakeUpScenario: Happens with Margo and Jeff.
*CareerVersusMan: Surprisingly averted! Margo is never told that she must decide between marriage and work.
*DisposableFiance: Philip becomes this when Margo wants to get her divorce from Jeff.
*DivorceInReno: Margo eschews her divorce proceedings to go settle property documents with Jeff while he heads back home to
*ExiledToTheCouch: When Jeff sneaks his way into Margo’s family, they are obviously put in the same room to sleep in. Margo takes care of this by locking Jeff on the patio outside.
*FunnyForeigner: Gus Winkler is the sweet, nervous photographer that helps Margo keep up her rouse.
*LivingADoubleLife: Margo pretending to have a husband far away in South America.
*MarriageOfConvenience: To appease the tabloids and her own family, Margo marries Jeff for real, so they can get a real divorce and be done with each other.
*MarriedToTheJob: Margo loves her job so much that she’s willing to
*MeetCute: Margo accidently shoos away an art critic that was interested in Jeff’s work and has to fix her mistake.
*RomComJob: Margo’s a fashion editor and Jeff’s a painter.
*RomanticFalseLead: Philip has been trying to woo Margo for a long time, and she gives him a chance when the whole issue of Jeff props up, but she chooses Jeff over him.
*RunningGag: Jeff is form Ohio, so he constantly sings the Ohio riddle [[note]] What’s round on the outside and high in the middle? [[/note]] and he has everyone singing it by the end of the movie.
*WeddingDay: Margo and Jeff spend a boring wedding day in Niagara Falls.
*WeddingRingDefense: The whole plot of the film revolves around this trope and the problems it causes Margo.
*ZanyScheme: Margo and Jeff must get married in order to get divorce.
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[[caption-width-right:350: There's no honeymoon that's cheaper!]]
''Third Finger, Left Hand'' (1940) is a ScrewballComedy starring Creator/MyrnaLoy and MelvynDouglas.
Margo (Loy), a fashion editor, has the perfect idea to ward off unwanted suitors: pretend she’s a married woman by wearing a wedding ring and having the magazine’s photographer, Gus Winkler (Felix Bressart), write phony love letters to her. She’s able to dup everyone from lawyer Philip (Lee Bowman) and even her own family.
But upon a chance meeting with painter Jeff Thompson (Douglas), they fall in love. But he suspects something fishy when he finds out she’s married, so he finds out the truth and decides to become that husband.
HilarityEnsues, of course.
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!!Tropes:
*BadLiar: Margo can’t keep her fake husband’s identity straight, making Jeff rather suspicious to his actual existence.
*BelligerentSexualTension: It’s a screwball, what do you expect?
*BridalCarry: Angry about his impersonation, Margo digs her nails into Jeff’s cheeks when he picks her up for this trope.
*BriefAccentImitation: Margo imitates a Brooklyn accent to embarrass Jeff in front of his friends that he accidently meets in Niagara Falls.
*BreakUpMakeUpScenario: Happens with Margo and Jeff.
*CareerVersusMan: Surprisingly averted! Margo is never told that she must decide between marriage and work.
*DisposableFiance: Philip becomes this when Margo wants to get her divorce from Jeff.
*DivorceInReno: Margo eschews her divorce proceedings to go settle property documents with Jeff while he heads back home to
*ExiledToTheCouch: When Jeff sneaks his way into Margo’s family, they are obviously put in the same room to sleep in. Margo takes care of this by locking Jeff on the patio outside.
*FunnyForeigner: Gus Winkler is the sweet, nervous photographer that helps Margo keep up her rouse.
*LivingADoubleLife: Margo pretending to have a husband far away in South America.
*MarriageOfConvenience: To appease the tabloids and her own family, Margo marries Jeff for real, so they can get a real divorce and be done with each other.
*MarriedToTheJob: Margo loves her job so much that she’s willing to
*MeetCute: Margo accidently shoos away an art critic that was interested in Jeff’s work and has to fix her mistake.
*RomComJob: Margo’s a fashion editor and Jeff’s a painter.
*RomanticFalseLead: Philip has been trying to woo Margo for a long time, and she gives him a chance when the whole issue of Jeff props up, but she chooses Jeff over him.
*RunningGag: Jeff is form Ohio, so he constantly sings the Ohio riddle [[note]] What’s round on the outside and high in the middle? [[/note]] and he has everyone singing it by the end of the movie.
*WeddingDay: Margo and Jeff spend a boring wedding day in Niagara Falls.
*WeddingRingDefense: The whole plot of the film revolves around this trope and the problems it causes Margo.
*ZanyScheme: Margo and Jeff must get married in order to get divorce.
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