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Rings On Her Fingers
March 20, 1942

Susan Miller (Gene Tierney) works as a girdle salesgirl in a big department store.
She dreams of living on the other side. An elderly woman, calling herself Mrs.
Maybelle Worthington (Spring Byington), comes to buy some underwear. As her
partner Warren (Laird Cregar) meets her at the department store to announce her
that her daughter run away to get married, they notice the ?resemblance?of Susan
with their ?daughter?. They ask her to impersonate her that evening at their party.
She sees the opportunity to peek over the other side, dressing in expensive
clothes as she never wore before. From that day on, they travel a lot always near
some very rich young man in marriageable situation. She is Linda Worthington,
with Mother Worthington and Uncle Warren. One day they are vacationing in
Southern California, as the accountant John Wheeler (Henry Fonda) who intends
to purchase a boat for which he?s saved long and hard on his limited income
($15.000) is trapped in one of their swindles, as they, overhearing John
discussing the upcoming transaction, mistake him for a millionaire. But this time
Susan/ Linda falls in love with the victim and it?s a hard way to find their way.
Cast; Henry Fonda as John Wheeler
Gene Tierney as Susan Miller / ?Linda Worthington?
Laird Cregar as Warren
Spring Byington as Mrs. Maybelle Worthington
Shepperd Strudwick as Tod Fenwick (as John
Shepperd) Initial release: March 20, 1942