[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalIMDb Stars to WatchSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
  • FAQ
IMDbPro

Pas de pitié pour les maris

Original title: Tell It to the Judge
  • 1949
  • Approved
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
508
YOUR RATING
Robert Cummings and Rosalind Russell in Pas de pitié pour les maris (1949)
SlapstickComedyRomance

Attorney Marsha Meredith is nominated for a federal judgeship but her confirmation is opposed by a puritanical 'Good-Government' group who think her divorce makes her unfit for the job.Attorney Marsha Meredith is nominated for a federal judgeship but her confirmation is opposed by a puritanical 'Good-Government' group who think her divorce makes her unfit for the job.Attorney Marsha Meredith is nominated for a federal judgeship but her confirmation is opposed by a puritanical 'Good-Government' group who think her divorce makes her unfit for the job.

  • Director
    • Norman Foster
  • Writers
    • Nat Perrin
    • Roland Kibbee
    • Devery Freeman
  • Stars
    • Rosalind Russell
    • Robert Cummings
    • Gig Young
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    508
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Norman Foster
    • Writers
      • Nat Perrin
      • Roland Kibbee
      • Devery Freeman
    • Stars
      • Rosalind Russell
      • Robert Cummings
      • Gig Young
    • 17User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Photos4

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster

    Top cast71

    Edit
    Rosalind Russell
    Rosalind Russell
    • Marsha Meredith
    Robert Cummings
    Robert Cummings
    • Peter B. 'Pete' Webb
    Gig Young
    Gig Young
    • Alexander Darvac
    Marie McDonald
    Marie McDonald
    • Ginger Simmons
    Harry Davenport
    Harry Davenport
    • Judge MacKenzie Meredith
    Fay Baker
    Fay Baker
    • Valerie Hobson
    Katherine Warren
    Katherine Warren
    • Kitty Lawton
    • (as Katharine Warren)
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • George Ellerby
    Clem Bevans
    Clem Bevans
    • Alonzo K. Roogle
    Grandon Rhodes
    Grandon Rhodes
    • Ken Craig
    John Alban
    John Alban
    • Senate Committee Observer
    • (uncredited)
    Jessie Arnold
    Jessie Arnold
    • Spinster
    • (uncredited)
    Polly Bailey
    • Dumpy Woman
    • (uncredited)
    John P. Barrett
    • Croupier
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Beavers
    Louise Beavers
    • Cleo, Marsha's Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Anne Beck
    • Party Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Brooks Benedict
    Brooks Benedict
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Bevan
    Billy Bevan
    • Winston - Kitty's Butler
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Norman Foster
    • Writers
      • Nat Perrin
      • Roland Kibbee
      • Devery Freeman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews17

    6.4508
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    8ludoruta

    Fantastic Comedy not available on DVD

    This is a fantastic comedy, fast, dynamic, clever and played extremely well by Rosalid Russell and Robert Cummings. Their chemistry is what makes comedies like this work so well, not a moment of boredom, pure laughter!! It's a real pity this is not available on DVD in Europe, I would buy it straight away!! Well...I would buy any movie with Rosalind Russell, especially her comedies. Such actresses are rare to find, she was absolutely great, one of the best and is a real pity that she is so forgotten today. Her timing and skills were absolutely unique, not many actresses are able to carry a comedy like she used to! Also Robert Cummings was very effective, don't know this actor much but I think I will try to find out more about him now!
    10zaba_53

    Thoroughly charming romantic comedy worth repeated viewing!

    I watched this film again last night and turned in for the night in a thoroughly good mood. Not a character out of place, the players were perfectly chosen for their roles and on top of that, everyone is terrifically likable! Comments regarding thin plots or unnecessary scenes be darned, this film accomplishes what it sets out to do. Tell It To The Judge provides 87 mirthful minutes of diversion, taking the viewer from Washington D.C., to Miami and all the way back to the Adirondacks for it's mixed up, misunderstood and downright happy ending.

    Probably my favorite romantic comedy, sharp dialogue, crazy twists, adorable characters and all.
    jarrodmcdonald-1

    Your honor, this is funny (sustained)

    It is not too difficult to see why Robert Cummings is often cast in light comedic fare such as this. His facial expressions alone are worth the price of admission in Tell It to the Judge. And there's something hysterical about seeing him dressed as a train attendant, though it would also have been fun to see Cary Grant in that get-up.

    The only part that drags is the sequence at the lighthouse, which has the film's most unfunny business: something about chopping off the head of a fish. But the film quickly redeems itself, and it reaches its peak with a delightful ski sequence later on. Overall, a fun film with some inspired comic bits by Cummings and costar Rosalind Russell.
    6Doylenf

    Cummings proves that comedy was his real forte...

    The usual misunderstandings and bickering between husband and wife keep things adrift in TELL IT TO THE JUDGE, a comedy that actually sparkles once in awhile but is sometimes too trite to be more than a passable screwball comedy.

    The most charming sequence involves Russell and Cummings finding themselves on the doorstep of a lighthouse run by CLEM BEAVER and having to stay the night, sleeping apart, with Cummings forced to spend much of the night shooing away the huge dog that takes a liking to him. But most of the time, the comedy gets bogged down in a series of misunderstandings that could easily have been cleared up if somebody told the truth once in awhile.

    ROSALIND RUSSELL, as the judge trying to protect her reputation, does her usual fine job with a comic flair that has her handling fast dialog with her usual dexterity. But in this case, it's ROBERT CUMMINGS who gets some of the best moments, proving how adept he was as the bumbling kind of man who gets caught up in screwy situations.

    The breezy script has them fighting throughout before the misunderstandings can be cleared up. MARIE McDONALD and GIG YOUNG are thoroughly wasted in supporting roles, but it doesn't matter because most of the comedy is carried by ROBERT CUMMINGS in one of his best light comedy roles. GIG YOUNG does manage to be amusing in a couple of well played sequences but fortunately had better roles in romantic comedies later on in his career.

    Passes the time pleasantly enough with some nice chemistry between Russell and Cummings.
    Vincentiu

    lovely

    one from many romantic comedies from the 40's . not extraordinary but nice. and lovely for the seductive performance of Robert Cummings. a film about true love and the situations who transforms it in project. absurd in many scenes, lovely at all, it is the genre of film who seems be open window to a past period. because it has the innocence, the great, the flavor of lost age. Rosalind Russell could be the only challenge for viewer. because it is only a decent option for the role of judge but her rhythm is very different by Cummings' and that gives some fake nuances to the story. an inspired presence - Harry Davenport in a small role. short, a lovely movie. from the heart decade of a magnificent period for cinema.

    More like this

    Le manoir du mystère
    6.8
    Le manoir du mystère
    Phffft!
    6.6
    Phffft!
    Suzy... dis-moi oui!
    6.6
    Suzy... dis-moi oui!
    Born to Be Bad
    6.1
    Born to Be Bad
    Guns Girls and Gangsters
    6.1
    Guns Girls and Gangsters
    Toute la ville en parle
    7.3
    Toute la ville en parle
    La fille de la nuit
    6.1
    La fille de la nuit
    The Very Thought of You
    7.0
    The Very Thought of You
    The Second Face
    5.8
    The Second Face
    Le ciel est rouge
    7.1
    Le ciel est rouge
    Train, amour et crustacés
    6.5
    Train, amour et crustacés
    Slightly French
    6.3
    Slightly French

    Related interests

    Leslie Nielsen in Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver la reine ? (1988)
    Slapstick
    Will Ferrell in Présentateur vedette: La légende de Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
    Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca (1942)
    Romance

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      "The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on November 2, 1950 with Rosalind Russell and Robert Cummings reprising their film roles.
    • Quotes

      Peter B. 'Pete' Webb: [Pete and Marsha are climbing the spiral staircase in the lighthouse] Watch your heel, honey.

      Marsha Meredith: You watch out for yourself.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Capitaine Furillo: Larry of Arabia (1986)

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    FAQ14

    • How long is Tell It to the Judge?Powered by Alexa

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • September 15, 1950 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tell It to the Judge
    • Filming locations
      • Snow Valley, San Bernardino Mountains, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.