---
title: 'This Thing Called Love (1940)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alexander Hall'
released: '1940-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/this-thing-called-love-1940'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033154/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# This Thing Called Love (1940)

1940 · 98 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

This Thing Called Love is a 1940 American romantic comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas as newlyweds with an odd arrangement: the wife insists on not sleeping together for a trial period. It is the second film adaptation of the play of the same name by Edwin Burke. The 1929 version, which shares the same title, is believed to be lost.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alexander Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-hall)
- **Screenplay:** [George Seaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-seaton), [P. J. Wolfson](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-j-wolfson), [Ken Englund](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-englund)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Werner R. Heymann](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-r-heymann)
- **Producer:** [William Perlberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-perlberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joseph Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-walker)
- **Editor:** [Viola Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/viola-lawrence)

## Cast

- [Paul McGrath](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mcgrath)
- [Rosina Galli](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosina-galli)
- [Gloria Holden](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-holden)
- [Allyn Joslyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/allyn-joslyn)
- [Leona Maricle](https://cinepixo.com/people/leona-maricle)
- [Sig Arno](https://cinepixo.com/people/sig-arno)
- [Lee J. Cobb](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-j-cobb)
- [Binnie Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/binnie-barnes)
- [Melvyn Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvyn-douglas)
- [Don Beddoe](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-beddoe)
- [Rosalind Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosalind-russell)
- [Gloria Dickson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gloria-dickson)

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