Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940 | 1h 37m | Comedy, Romance | TV-G

Brief Synopsis

High-powered editor Merrick finds it easier to succeed by pretending to be married. But when Jeff Thompson's charm melts her icy façade, their romance causes problems. To quash rumors, he pretends to be her missing husband, causing more complications.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Robert Z. Leonard

CAST

Myrna Loy

Melvyn Douglas

Raymond Walburn

Lee Bowman

Bonita Granville

PRODUCERS

John W. Considine

WRITERS

Lionel Houser

Host Intros

01:41
Dana Delaney Intro -- Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
Intro Aired: Dec 2016
Guest host Dana Delaney introduces Third Finger, Left Hand, 1940.

Related Videos

Third Finger, Left Hand -- (Movie Clip) Open, Margot
Clip
Opening credits and first scene introducing fashion editor Margot (Myrna Loy) and lawyer Booth (Lee Bowman), criticizing her husband, whom he doesn't know is fictional, from Third Finger, Left Hand, 1940.
Third Finger, Left Hand -- (Movie Clip) Not Good At Liar
Clip
Fashion editor Margot (Myrna Loy) with photographer pal Winkel (Felix Bressart), who's helping her maintain the myth of her fictional husband, in an early scene from Robert Z. Leonard's Third Finger, Left Hand, 1940.
02:33
Third Finger, Left Hand - (Original Trailer)
Trailer
A man-shy fashion editor (Myrna Loy) pretends to be married, until a suitor claims to be her husband in Third Finger, Left Hand (1940).

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