Description

Nothing Sacred is a 1937 Technicolor screwball comedy film made by Selznick International Pictures and distributed by United Artists. It was directed by William A. Wellman and produced by David O. Selznick, from a screenplay credited to Ben Hecht, based on a story by James H. Street. Other writers, including Ring Lardner Jr., Budd Schulberg, Dorothy Parker, Sidney Howard, Moss Hart, George S. Kaufman, and Robert Carson (writer) also made uncredited contributions to the screenplay. The film stars Carole Lombard and Fredric March, with a supporting cast including Walter Connolly, Charles Winninger, Margaret Hamilton, Hattie McDaniel, Frank Fay (American actor), and Max Rosenbloom. The lush, Gershwinesque music score was by Oscar Levant, with additional music by Alfred Newman (composer) and Max Steiner and a swing number by Raymond Scott’s Quintette. The film was shot in Technicolor by W. Howard Greene. In 1965, the film entered the List of films in the public domain in the United States due to the claimants’ failure to renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication.

Cast

• Carole Lombard as Hazel Flagg. This was Lombard’s only Technicolor film. She stated that this film was one of her personal favorites.
• Fredric March as Wally Cook
• Charles Winninger as Dr. Enoch Downer
• Walter Connolly as Oliver Stone
• Sig Ruman as Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer (as Sig Rumann)
• Frank Fay (American actor) as Master of Ceremonies
• Troy Brown as Ernest Walker
• Maxie Rosenbloom as Max Levinsky. A boxing world champion, Rosenbloom gave Lombard boxing lessons to prepare her for her fight scene with Fredric March.
• Margaret Hamilton as Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady
• Hattie McDaniel as Mrs. Walker
• Olin Howland as Will Bull
• Raymond Scott as Musical Leader