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Best Writing, Original Screenplay | 1943
In the film, Mrs. Hadley's birthday is December 7th and she is dismayed that the events at Pearl Harbor ruin her party. Coincidentally, Fay Bainter who played the title character was born on December 7th.
This film's television premiere took place in Los Angeles Tuesday 23 July 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11); it first aired in Philadelphia Sunday 29 September 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6), in Honolulu 8 November 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13), in both Hartford CT and Norfolk VA 14 November 1957 on WHCT (Channel 18) and on WTAR (Channel 3), in Omaha 18 November 1957 on WOW (Channel 6), in Altoona PA 27 November 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), in both Seattle and Peoria on 7 December 1957 on KING (Channel 5) and on WTVH (Channel 19), in Chicago 8 December 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), in Nashville 21 December 1957 on WLAC (Channel 5), in Spokane 14 January 1958 on KHQ (Channel 6), and in San Francisco 17 May 1958 on KGO (Channel 7); Mrs. Hadley eventually made it to New York City 21 June 1961 on WCBS (Channel 2).
MGM arranged that the world premiere at the Lowe's Capitol Theatre in Washington, DC in September, 1942 would be a War Bond drive, with better seats going to those that bought more bonds. The effort raised $1,822,675 ($27.24M in 2017).
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 7, 1942 with Fay Bainter, Edward Arnold, Jean Rogers and Van Johnson reprising their film roles.
This film did well at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $603,000 ($9M in 2017) according to the studio records.
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