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They Wanted to Marry

They Wanted to Marry

1937Movie⏱️ 1h 0mApproved
AdventureComedyRomance
5.5
IMDB Rating
148 votes

Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister (mad-cap heiress Sheila Hunter) decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even likes his pigeon, who travels everywhere wi...

Director
Lew Landers
Writers
Paul Yawitz, Ethel B. Borden, Lawrence P. Bachmann
Stars
Betty Furness, Gordon Jones, E.E. Clive
Release Date
February 5, 1937
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 5
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Betty Furness
Betty Furness
as Sheila
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
as Jim
E.E. Clive
E.E. Clive
as Stiles
Patsy Parsons
Patsy Parsons
as Patsy
Henry Kolker
Henry Kolker
as Mr. Hunter
Frank M. Thomas
Frank M. Thomas
as Detective
Charles C. Wilson
Charles C. Wilson
as Clark
William 'Billy' Benedict
William 'Billy' Benedict
as Freckles
Diana Gibson
Diana Gibson
as Helen
Edmund Cobb
Edmund Cobb
as Hatcheck Servant at Wedding Reception

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
RKO Radio Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

photographernewspapernewspaper photographerweddingbride

🎯 Categories

AdventureComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Funny film for what it was.
by mkilmer2006-10-26
7/10

"This short film -- one hour -- had a delightfully implausible plot and a few meaningless loose ends, but it provided the laughs. Betty Furness played Sheila Hunter very well, an independent-minded heiress who falls for the "nut," Jim Tyler (Gordon Jones). The story moved nicely, and Jones was so goofy that you knew the conflicts wouldn't last. (In an hour, they couldn't.) E.E. Clive as Stiles the Butler is delightful, as is the young Patsy Parson's as the granddaughter. On an evening for a laugh, it's well worth a look. My wife and I enjoyed it...."

💡 Did You Know?

Ray Mayer and Moroni Olsen were in a Hollywood Reporter cast list for this movie, but they did not appear.

📖 Synopsis

Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister (mad-cap heiress Sheila Hunter) decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even likes his pigeon, who travels everywhere wi...