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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents

The Affairs of Martha

directed by Jules Dassin

“It happens on the maid's night out!”

19421h 6mNRRomance

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents

The Affairs of Martha

directed by Jules Dassin

“It happens on the maid's night out!”

19421h 6mNRRomance

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§ Synopsis

Romance · Comedy

Members of a well-to-do small community become worried when it is revealed that one of their maids is writing a telling exposé.

§ Keywords

what it's about

servant suspicion romcom writer maid housekeeper anthropologist marriage engagement fisticuffs publisher secret marriage handyman interclass romance family life kitchen romantic pursuit tell-all

§ Crew

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Director

Screenplay

Cinematography

Charles Lawton Jr.

§ Cast

8 of 37

Marsha Hunt

as Martha Lindstrom

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

as Jeff Sommerfield

Marjorie Main

as Mrs. McKissick

Virginia Weidler

Virginia Weidler

as Miranda Sommerfield

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

as Sophia Sommerfield

Allyn Joslyn

Frances Drake

as Sylvia Norwood

Barry Nelson

as Danny O'Brien

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