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Joan Crawford, Fredric March, Ruth Hussey, John Carroll, Rita Hayworth ... see more see more... , Nigel Bruce , Bruce Cabot , Rose Hobart , Constance Collier , Rita Quigley , Gloria de Haven , Richard Crane , Norma Mitchell , Marjorie Main , Aldrich Bowker , Rama Bai , Romaine Callender , Don Castle , Dan Dailey , Herbert Evans , Edward Gargan , Sam Harris , Claude King , Harold Landon , Joan Leslie , Oscar O'Shea , Louis Payne , Susan Peters , Phil Tead , Jane Drummond , Bobby Hale , Keith Hitchcock , William Lechner , David Tillotson , David Oliver

Rachel Crothers' thoughtful stage play Susan and God was tastefully adapted for the screen by Anita Loos. Joan Crawford stars as Susan, whose unquestioning devotion to various religious organizations ... read more read more...causes a great deal of strain between herself and her family. When Susan embraces a "New Thought" theological movement, she decides to apply the tenets of this new philosophy to patch up the unhappy marriages within her own social circles. She succeeds only in making things worse, and in further harming her own relationship with husband Barrie (Fredric March) and daughter Blossom (Rita Quigley). But it is the unadorned, unpretentious religious faith of little Blossom that ultimately brings Susan and Barrie together again. When Susan and God was first released in 1940, Joan Crawford's performance was occasionally compared unfavorably to that of Gertrude Lawrence, who created the role of Susan on Broadway; it was suggested by some that Crawford patterned her portrayal exactly on Lawrence's, right down to the line delivery. Modern audiences, denied the opportunity to see Lawrence's interpretation, are less inclined to downgrade Crawford's work, which rates among her best. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 57 min.

Directed by: George Cukor

Release Date: June 7, 1940

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DVD Release Date: June 24, 1992

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  • fft71
    September 4, 2007
    fft71
    After norna Sheer said no to playing the mother of a teenage daughter Joan napped up this role fast! Under cukors fast pased direction Joan handles the scatter brained role of susan quite well,although the movie falls a lil flat near the end. still a great Joan role that lead to ... read moreone of her finest under cukor in A WOMAN"S FACE.

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Emanuel Levy
February 9, 2007
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

One of George Cukor's worst films due to lack of sympathetic charcater, made worse by Joan Crawford's lackluster performance; MGM queen Norma Shearer turned down the role because she didn't want to pl... Full Review

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Bosley Crowther
January 28, 2006
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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June 24, 2006
Time Out

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