Dulcy (1940 film)

Dulcy
Directed by	S. Sylvan Simon
Screenplay by	Albert Mannheimer Jerome Chodorov Joseph A. Fields
Based on	Dulcy 1921 play by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly
Produced by	Edgar Selwyn
Starring	Ann Sothern Ian Hunter Roland Young
Cinematography	Charles Lawton Jr.
Edited by	Frank E. Hull
Music by	Bronislau Kaper
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	October 4, 1940 (1940-10-04)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dulcy is a 1940 American comedy film, based upon the 1921 play written by directed by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. It was directed by S. Sylvan Simon for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and stars Ann Sothern, Ian Hunter, and Roland Young .

Plot

Bill Ward wants to marry wealthy Angela Forbes and goes to the pier to meet her parents' cruise ship when it arrives. Bill's sister Dulcy goes along, but rather than greet the Forbeses, she becomes distracted by arriving passenger Gordon Daly.

Dulcy has a habit of doing the wrong thing. When she learns that Gordon has invented a new airplane motor and needs to raise capital, she invites him to meet Roger Forbes, father of her brother's fiancée. Then she makes a mistake during Gordon's presentation that causes the motor to spit oil in Mr. Forbes's face. He leaves in a huff.

Bill and Angela decide to elope. Dulcy introduces them to a man she's just met, Schuyler Van Dyke, who offers to fund Gordon's enterprise. All is well until Dulcy learns that Van Dyke is actually a man named Patterson who suffers from delusions of grandeur. Luckily for all, Roger Forbes returns and outbids Van Dyke for the invention, making Dulcy an accidental hero.

Cast

• Ann Sothern as Dulcy Ward
• Ian Hunter as Gordon Daly
• Roland Young as Roger Forbes
• Reginald Gardiner as Schuyler Van Dyke
• Billie Burke as Eleanor Forbes
• Lynne Carver as Angela Forbes
• Dan Dailey as Bill Ward

External links

• Dulcy (1940 film) at the Internet Movie Database
• Dulcy at the TCM Movie Database
• Dulcy at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films