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That Wonderful Urge

That Wonderful Urge

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That Wonderful Urge

"Obey That Impluse!!!!!"

1948

1h 22m

6.6(14 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Overview

When an heiress finds out that the friendly young man she's met at Sun Valley is really an investigative reporter, she ruins his career by falsely claiming they're married.

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20th Century Fox

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Thomas Jefferson Tyler

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Sara Farley

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Count André de Guyon

Arleen Whelan

Arleen Whelan

Jessica Woods

Lucile Watson

Lucile Watson

Cornelia Farley

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Judge Parker

Lloyd Gough

Lloyd Gough

Duffy, Chronicle Editor

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Attorney Ketchell

Richard Gaines

Richard Gaines

Whitson, Farley's Executive

Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes

Attorney Rice

Creative team

Directed by: Robert B. Sinclair
Written by: Frederick Stephani
William R. Lipman
Produced by: Fred Kohlmar

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