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Perfect Strangers (1950)

Perfect Strangers poster
Directed by
Bretaigne Windust
Genre
comedy drama, trial film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two jurors fall in love while sequestered together during a murder trial. They must navigate their growing feelings while serving their duty in court.

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What happens

Perfect Strangers, also released as Too Dangerous to Love in some territories, is a 1950 American comedy-drama film directed by Bretaigne Windust. Edith Sommer wrote the screenplay from an adaptation written by George Oppenheimer, based on the 1939 play Ladies and Gentlemen by Charles MacArthur and Ben Hecht. The film stars Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan as two jurors who fall in love while sequestered during a murder trial. Thelma Ritter, Margalo Gillmore and Anthony Ross appear in supporting roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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