Blame It On Love | 1940 | Comedy, Drama

Title: Blame It On Love | 1940 | Comedy, Drama Director: Wallace Fox Studio: Wilding Picture Productions Starring: Joan Marsh, John King, Nella Walker, Cissy Loftus Release Date: June 18, 1940 Runtime: 46 Format: Black and white; 1.37:1; mono; 35mm Country: United States Language: English Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sponsored film --- Chapters: 00:00:00 Nightclub romance and elopement 00:08:30 Family opposition and new household 00:17:30 Domestic mishaps strain the marriage 00:26:30 Separation and cooking school 00:35:30 Hotpoint broadcast and demonstration 00:43:30 Reunion dinner --- Summary: A popular nightclub singer, Terry Arden, elopes with Jeff Wadsworth, heir to a manufacturing family. Their newlywed bliss falters when Terry’s inexperience in the kitchen collides with Jeff’s long hours and his family’s disapproval. Seeking to repair the marriage, Terry enrolls in a cooking school and embraces modern electric appliances. Her transformation culminates in a carefully planned dinner that reconciles the couple and wins over Jeff’s family, presenting a domestic ideal shaped by contemporary technology. --- Background: Commissioned by the Edison General Electric Appliance Company to promote its Hotpoint line, the film was produced by Wilding Picture Productions, a leading maker of industrial and sponsored films. Wallace Fox directed, with music by Marvin Hatley; the musical sequences were directed by Reginald LeBorg. The picture was exhibited in coordinated dealer campaigns and non-theatrical showings, and it survives today in a preservation transfer from a Library of Congress print. --- Trivia: The musical sequences were directed by Reginald LeBorg, later known for studio features in the 1940s. Composer Marvin Hatley, longtime Hal Roach collaborator, provided the score. Alan Ladd appears in an early uncredited role. The film’s narrative incorporates a television program segment that showcases an electric range—an early screen depiction of TV in a consumer-sales context. It was created as part of a nationwide Hotpoint dealer promotion that paired theatrical screenings with local advertising and in-store tie-ins. The National Film Preservation Foundation has made the preserved version available from a Library of Congress 16mm print. --- Public Domain / Rights: Original Release: June 18, 1940 Original Studio / Distributor: Edison General Electric Appliance Co.; Wilding Picture Productions Copyright Status: Public Domain Renewal: No --- Hashtags: BlameItOnLove 1940sCinema ClassicFilm PublicDomain SponsoredFilm IndustrialFilm WallaceFox Hotpoint JoanMarsh AlanLadd Source page: https: //www.loc.gov/item/2024601078/ Direct media URL: https: //tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/mbrs/ntscrm/01903669/01903669.mp4