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This Marriage Business

This Marriage Business

1938Movie⏱️ 1h 11mApproved
AdventureComedyCrimeRomance
⭐ 5.6
IMDB Rating
164 votes

New York city reporter Bill Terry (Allan Lane and his photographer-assistant "Candid" Perry (Jack Carson) follow an eloping heiress to a small New York town where he hears the marriage license clerk, Jud Holcomb (Victor Moore), gi...

Director
Christy Cabanne
Writers
Gladys Atwater, J. Robert Bren, Mel Riddle
Stars
Victor Moore, Allan Lane, Vickie Lester
Release Date
April 8, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Victor Moore
Victor Moore
as Jud Parker
Allan Lane
Allan Lane
as Bill Bennett
Vickie Lester
Vickie Lester
as Nancy Parker
Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Kellaway
as Police Chief Hardy
Jack Carson
Jack Carson
as 'Candid' Perry
Richard Lane
Richard Lane
as Joe Selby
Kay Sutton
Kay Sutton
as Bella Lawson
Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle
as Frankie Spencer
Vinton Hayworth
Vinton Hayworth
as Attorney Lloyd Wilson
Frank M. Thomas
Frank M. Thomas
as Mayor Frisbee

🎬 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

mayormarriagesuitorroadhousereporter

🎯 Categories

AdventureComedyCrimeRomance

⭐ Featured Review

clash of tones
by SnoopyStyle β€’ 2022-09-02
5/10

"New York City reporter Bill Terry (Allan Lane) and his assistant "Candid" Perry (Jack Carson) are hot on the heels of an eloping heiress. The Middleton licensing clerk Jud Holcomb (Victor Moore) claims that non of his marriages has ever divorced. Bill writes about it and Jud becomes a local celebrity as a real life Cupid. The town has a corrupt government and a gangster hangout. Bill pursues Jud's daughter Nancy (Vickie Lester). I like the comedic start. I assumed the couple was going to be the leads. The movie should probably start with Bill as the lead character. Anyways, the..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The print shown on the Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel was missing the director credit. It was probably right after the title frame, since there was an abrupt change to the frame giving the producer credit, while other credit frames faded out slowly. The title frame itself was also tampered with; the normal "RKO Radio Pictures, Inc." at the top was overlaid with "RKO Pictures."

πŸ“– Synopsis

New York city reporter Bill Terry (Allan Lane and his photographer-assistant "Candid" Perry (Jack Carson) follow an eloping heiress to a small New York town where he hears the marriage license clerk, Jud Holcomb (Victor Moore), gi...