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Man-Proof (1938) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Louis D. Lighton.

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'True Confessions,' August 1934: Carole Lombard -- is she man-proof now?

By carole_and_co on Jul 25, 2015 From Carole & Co.

Three years and three months ago, we ran an entry titled "Meet the 'man-proof' Miss Lombard" (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/506358.html), which in part described a story on Carole Lombard that ran in the August 1934 issue of True Confessions, the wildly popular magazine owned by eccentric Ber... Read full article


'True Confessions,' August 1934: Carole Lombard -- is she man-proof now?

By carole_and_co on Jul 25, 2015 From Carole & Co.

Three years and three months ago, we ran an entry titled "Meet the 'man-proof' Miss Lombard" (http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/506358.html), which in part described a story on Carole Lombard that ran in the August 1934 issue of True Confessions, the wildly popular magazine owned by eccentric Ber... Read full article


Man-Proof (1938) trailer

By Franchot Tone Fan on Jun 23, 2015 From Finding Franchot: Exploring the Life and Career of Franchot Tone

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Man-Proof (1938)

By Franchot Tone Fan on May 2, 2015 From Finding Franchot: Exploring the Life and Career of Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone stars as Jimmy, a newspaper artist and family friend to Mimi (Myrna Loy) in the 1938 romantic comedy Man-Proof. Also in the film are Walter Pidgeon and Rosalind Russell. The daughter of a successful romance novelist, Mimi is hopelessly in love with Alan, Walter Pidgeon's character, who... Read full article


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Mimi Swift: Explain it to her, Jimmy.
Jimmy Kilmartin: Well, it's like this...
Meg Swift: That's enough, Jimmy. When anything starts, "Well, it's like this," you can't explain it.


Meg Swift: [Laughing as she sees Mimi and Jimmy who claim to be platonic friends kissing] The end of a beautiful friendship.


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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): Marie Blake (Telephone Operator), Harvey Clark (Artist), Dorothy Vaughan (Matron), Jerome Storm (Poolroom Man), Ralph Bushman (Young Man at Fight) and Irving Bacon (Drug Clerk).
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