Susan and God
Seen it?1940 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of spy-story fans and people who love relationship stories. Nobody is quite who they seem. Sits nicely alongside About Schmidt or Mildred Pierce. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1940: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$1 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 13K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
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Cast & crew
Directed by George Cukor
- Joan CrawfordSusan Trexel
- Fredric MarchBarrie Trexel
- Ruth HusseyCharlotte
- John CarrollClyde Rochester
- Rita HayworthLeonora Stubbs
- Nigel Bruce'Hutchie'
- Bruce CabotMichael
- Rose HobartIrene Burroughs
- Constance CollierLady Millicent Wigstaff
- Rita QuigleyBlossom Trexel