Claudia and David

Claudia and David
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;
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,650,000

Claudia and David is a 1946 American comedy drama film directed by Walter Lang and starring.s Dorothy McGuire, Robert Young and Mary Astor.^[2] 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.

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.^[3]