Sauce for the Gander (1940)

Sauce for the Gander

1940

Comedy

Synopsis

Working stiff Tom Tupper is stopped by a 'man on the spot' reporter during his daily commute. Asked for his opinion on male/female relations, Tom tells the radio audience that he thinks men could do a better job running the household than women. When he arrives home, his infuriated wife Margaret proposes that her husband put his money where his mouth is. The couple switch roles, with Margaret going to the office and Tom cooking and cleaning. While Margaret becomes a successful entrepreneur, the man of the house comes dangerously close to having a nervous breakdown. Overwhelmed by a woman's work, Tom begs Margaret to go back to the way things were, but his now-independent wife isn't interested.

Credits

Director

Jean Yarbrough

Cast

Alan Ladd as Man on the Spot Reporter

Claudia Dell as Mrs. Rogers

Cobina Wright as Mrs. Horton

Damian O'Flynn as Mr. Tupper

Evalyn Knapp as Secretary

Henry Roquemore as Mr. Twitchell

Irving Mitchell as Mr. Bentley

Joan Woodbury as Mrs. Tupper