movie help: wealthy old woman, happier poor youth

December 7, 2012 4:52 PM

help me id a movie: 80's. near the end, there is a widow/wealthy older woman who laments her husband's riches, insinuating their great wealth has not led to happiness. she shows the protagonist the tin foil/gum wrapper ring her husband proposed to her with when they were young, poor, and happy. any help?
posted by camdan to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

Not a movie... I believe an episode of Night Court. The widow was talking to Dan, and they end up flying to Paris on the Concorde.
posted by oflinkey at 5:28 PM on December 7, 2012 [1 favorite]

If "Night Court," then two potential matches: "Married Alive" and "Auntie Maim."
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:58 PM on December 7, 2012

MonkeyToes: Dan's Escort.
posted by oflinkey at 6:07 PM on December 7, 2012

Response by poster: does anyone have a clip to verify?
posted by camdan at 6:46 PM on December 7, 2012

Not from the 80s, but could you be thinking of the cigar band wedding ring in The Unsinkable Molly Brown?
posted by jrossi4r at 8:23 PM on December 7, 2012

Ruthless People?
posted by xingcat at 8:45 PM on December 7, 2012 [1 favorite]

The War of the Roses?
posted by Mr Mister at 8:32 AM on December 8, 2012 [1 favorite]