The Bride Walks Out (1936)

Proud Michael Martin makes fashion model Carolyn quit her job when they marry, but she secretly gets a job when she cannot make ends meet.

Director:

Leigh Jason

Writers:

P.J. Wolfson (screen play), Philip G. Epstein (screen play),

Stars:

Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, Robert Young

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Barbara Stanwyck	...	Carolyn Martin
Gene Raymond	...	Michael Martin
Robert Young	...	M. Hugh McKenzie
Ned Sparks	...	Paul Dodson
Helen Broderick	...	Mattie Dodson
Willie Best	...	Smokie - at marriage bureau
Robert Warwick	...	Mr. McKenzie
Billy Gilbert	...	Mr. Donovan - collector for Acme Furniture
Wade Boteler	...	Field chief - Alliance Engineering Corp.
Hattie McDaniel	...	Mamie - Carolyn's maid (as Hattie McDaniels)

Storyline

Carolyn and Michael fall in love and decide to marry. However, Michael insists that Carolyn quit her job. She soon finds that the two of them cannot make ends meet on his salary alone, so she gets a job and tries to keep it a secret from him.

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Plot Keywords:

job | salary | fashion model | budget | honeymoon | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 July 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

Carolyn veut divorcer

Company Credits

Production Co:

Edward Small Productions, RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min 81 min (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Paul Dodson: When a dame gets you going, keep right on going!

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Soundtracks

"Auld Lang Syne"
Traditional Scottish song
Sung at New Year's Eve party

User Reviews

You might join the bride after twenty minutes.

One of Barbara Stanwyck's lesser efforts, The Bride Walks Out gets in a few jabs about chauvinistic pride but with little velocity behind its screwball intent it never reaches home plate.

Mike and Carolyn get hitched and he immediately puts his foot down about her working outside the home. As the bills mount she takes a job on the side to stem the tide of debt collectors but he finds out and the couple split. Miserable without each other they shakily attempt to reconcile.

Save for the abrasive Gene Raymond as Mike, Bride fields a decent enough acting squad with Babs, Robert Young as a well heeled interloper and a broad comic support line of Ned Sparks, Helen Broderick, Hattie Mc Daniel and Billy Gilbert. But lightweight director Leigh Jason fails to get cast or tempo out of its lethargy and the Bride Walks Out deserves one itself.