"Ice-cold college dean Susan Middlecott feels there's no room in her
life for romance. Enter Prof. Alec Stevenson, British lecturer on astronomy,
touring North America and in possession of a keepsake of Susan's he wants
to return. Desperate for publicity, lecture bureau press agent Teddy Evans
magnifies this into a great romance. The efforts of both dignified principals
to quash the story have the opposite effect; matters get more and more
involved... " [Rod Crawford]
Cast
| ACTOR/ACTRESS | ROLE |
| Lucille Ball | Herself |
| Rosalind Russell | Susan Middlecot |
| Ray Milland | Prof. Alec Stevenson |
| Edmund Gwenn | Mark Middlecott |
| Janis Carter | Teddy Evans |
| Mary Jane Saunders | Louisa |
| Francis Lederer | Prof. Paul Simone |
| Jerome Courtland | Jerome |
| Marie Blake | Wax operator |
| Charles Evans | Dr. McFall |
| Wanda McKay | Merle (shop girl) |
| Clifton Young | Chet |
RUNNING TIME
85m's
DATE OF RELEASE
March 16, 1950
STUDIO
Columbia
COLOR/B&W
B&W
DIRECTOR
Edward Buzzell
WRITERS
Hugo Butler
(story)
Ian McLellan Hunter (story)
Charles Hoffman
Frank Tashlin
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Joseph Walker
FILM EDITING
Charles Nelson
PRODUCER
Buddy Adler
ART DIRECTOR
Robert Peterson
Lucy only makes a short cameo in this film, playing herself.
A Woman of Distinction is out-of-print
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