FILM 2172: THE BIGAMIST (1953)

TRIVIA: This is the only time Ida Lupino ever directed herself.

There are several in-jokes about Santa Claus and Kris Kringle in the film, all at the expense of co-star Edmund Gwenn who played Kringle in the film Miracle on 34th Street(1947).

During the Beverly Hills tour of movie star homes, the houses the driver says belong to Jack Benny and James Stewart are their actual homes on Roxbury Drive.

Writer-producer Collier Young was the then husband of Joan Fontaine and had previously been married to Ida Lupino.

During the tour of the Hollywood stars, the driver points out the home of Edmund Gwenn, the star of Miracle on 34th Street (1947). Gwenn is in fact also in the film, playing Mr Jordan.

The $20,000 Jordan says is the Graham's income would equate to about $178,000 in 2015.

This film features 4 Oscar winners: Edmond O'Brien, Joan Fontaine, Edmund Gwenn and Jane Darwell.

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.

I’m making my way through the book "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider. See my blog post about my copy of the book here…

You can buy an updated version (which I will get after I’ve made my way through this edition) here…

I really hope you can come on this journey with me – if you do I’d love to know which films you’ve enjoyed the most!

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