Claudia and David

Claudia and David is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring.s Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young and Mary Astor.^{[citation needed]} Dorothy McGuire and Robert Young repeat their roles from the film Claudia (1943). Like its predecessor, Claudia and David was based on a series of short stories by Rose Franken, which also inspired a successful stage play and radio series.

Claudia and David
Directed by	Walter Lang
Written by	Frank Davis Tess Slesinger
Screenplay by	Rose Franken William Brown Meloney Vera Caspary (adaptation)
Based on	Claudia and David 1940 novel by Rose Franken
Produced by	William Perlberg
Starring	Dorothy McGuire Robert Young Mary Astor
Cinematography	Joseph LaShelle
Edited by	Robert L. Simpson
Music by	Cyril J. Mockridge David Buttolph
Color process	Black and white
Production company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	February 25, 1946 (1946-02-25)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,650,000[1]

Plot

Claudia (Dorothy McGuire), still charmingly naive and a bit nervous, is struggling with the responsibilities of marriage and parenthood in their rural Connecticut town. Jealousy creeps into the relationship when Elizabeth (Mary Astor) starts consulting David on a building project, while Claudia is attracting the uninvited attentions of Phil (John Sutton), who happens to be married.^[2]

Cast

• Dorothy McGuire as Claudia Naughton
• Robert Young as David Naughton
• Mary Astor as Elizabeth Van Doren
• John Sutton as Phil Dexter
• Gail Patrick as Julia Naughton
• Rose Hobart as Edith Dexter
• Harry Davenport as Dr. Harry
• Florence Bates as Nancy Riddle
• Jerome Cowan as Brian O'Toole
• Frank Tweddell as Fritz
• Elsa Janssen as Bertha
• Anthony Sydes as Bobby
• Eva Novak as Maid