For the Love of Mary

1948 NR 1h 30m 6.6

Young girl gets a job at the White House as a switchboard operator and gets mixed up in politics.

Mary Peppertree, a switchboard operator in the White House, is being courted by three men; Philip Manning, an attorney; Navy Lieutenant Tom Farrington, naval-aide to the President; and David Paxton, whose father owns an island in the Pacific. When the U.S. Navy negotiates for the purchase of the island for a base, David agrees to sell on two conditions - that Philip be made a judge in a court at least 1500 miles from Washigton, and that Lieutenant Farrington be given sea duty.

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Info about For the Love of Mary

Studio(s): Universal International Pictures

Originally Released: Sep 01, 1948

Production Country: United States

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Musical