2.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Are Husbands Necessary? (1942)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 2.8
Overview
George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on George's earnings as a bank official, Liz's scatterbrained handling of their finances constantly puts them in jeopardy. Liz becomes jealous when George's former girl friend, Myra Ponsonby, comes for a visit with his party-loving friends Bill Stone, Cory Cartwright and Chuck, an artist, after which George spends the entire evening dancing at a nightclub with Myra.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
George and Mary Elizabeth Cugat are about to celebrate their second wedding anniversary and dream of having a child. Although they live comfortably on George's earnings as a bank official, Liz's scatterbrained handling of their finances constantly puts them in jeopardy. Liz becomes jealous when George's former girl friend, Myra Ponsonby, comes for a visit with his party-loving friends Bill Stone, Cory Cartwright and Chuck, an artist, after which George spends the entire evening dancing at a nightclub with Myra.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film is a screwball comedy centered on marital dynamics and misunderstandings, balancing the wife's career ambitions with the reaffirmation of the marital bond through love and communication, thus avoiding explicit promotion of either progressive or conservative political ideologies.
This 1942 screwball comedy features a cast predominantly composed of white actors, consistent with the traditional casting norms of its era, with no apparent intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative focuses on marital and social dynamics, presenting traditional identities in a neutral or positive light without explicit critique.
Secondary
The film "Are Husbands Necessary?" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a heterosexual married couple navigating their relationship and careers, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This 1942 film is an original production, not an adaptation, reboot, or biopic. Its characters were created for this specific movie and do not have pre-established canonical or historical genders from prior source material. Therefore, no gender swaps occurred.
This 1942 film is an adaptation of a contemporary novel. There is no evidence that any character was canonically or widely established as a different race in the source material compared to their portrayal in the movie.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
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