Question 1

Why did Loretta Young fight to star in Cause for Alarm!?

Accepted Answer

Producer Tom Lewis wanted Judy Garland for the lead, but his wife Loretta Young also wanted it. She retained a lawyer who argued discrimination because she was his wife, and she got the part.

Question 2

How was the rehearsal style of Cause for Alarm! ahead of its time?

Accepted Answer

The film was shot and rehearsed in the same short period that would later be used for Loretta Young's television show, The Loretta Young Show (1953).

Question 3

What financial loss did Cause for Alarm! cause MGM?

Accepted Answer

According to studio records, the film failed at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $174,000.

Question 4

Why is Cause for Alarm! now in the public domain?

Accepted Answer

Its original copyright was never renewed, placing it in the public domain. It is often offered in inferior copies by distributors who don't normally handle MGM material.

Question 5

What does George write in his letter in Cause for Alarm!?

Accepted Answer

He writes to the district attorney that his wife and physician are planning to kill him, describing how they tried again and that the doctor was in love with his wife before he met her.

Cause for Alarm!

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