Grounds for Marriage (1951)
Opera singer Ina Massine tries to win back former husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett.
Top billed cast
Van JohnsonDr. Lincoln I. Bartlett
Kathryn GraysonIna Massine
Paula RaymondAgnes Oglethorpe Young
Barry SullivanChris Bartlett
Lewis StoneDr. Carleton Radwin Young
Reginald OwenDely Delacorte
Richard HagemanDr. Engelstaat
Richard AndersonTommy
Theresa HarrisStella, Ina's Maid
Paula DrewHelen
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