Design for Scandal

Design for Scandal is a 1941 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog. Rosalind Russell stars as a judge targeted by a newspaper tycoon unhappy with her decision in his divorce case.

Reporter Jeff Sherman Walter Pidgeon, recently fired by Blair, offers a solution in exchange for a promotion, a raise, a bonus and an unlimited expense account. After trying to bargain, Blair gives in to all his demands. Sherman gets his manicurist girlfriend Dotty Jean Rogers to pretend to agree to marry him in a couple of months. He then sets out to romance the judge, intending to threaten her with an alienation of affection scandal to force her to reduce Blairs alimony burden.When Porter takes a two month vacation, Sherman follows along. Having researched her interests, Sherman pretends to be a sculptor. To obtain an artists studio in the fully booked resort town where Porter is staying, Sherman persuades real sculptor Alexander Raoul Leon Belasco that Blair has offered him a commission to decorate his building. Sherman then starts working on Porter. She makes it very plain that she considers him a nuisance, but after much effort, he is able to win her love. To his dismay, however, he finds that he has fallen for her as well. ........

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