Double Wedding (1937)

Two sisters of differing temperaments, the younger's milquetoast fiancé, and a free spirited artist in an auto trailer have romantic complications in this screwball comedy.

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Jo Swerling (screen play), Ferenc Molnár (from a play by)

Stars:

William Powell, Myrna Loy, Florence Rice

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Powell	...	Charles Lodge
Myrna Loy	...	Margit Agnew
Florence Rice	...	Irene Agnew
John Beal	...	Waldo Beaver
Jessie Ralph	...	Mrs. Kensington-Bly
Edgar Kennedy	...	Spike
Sidney Toler	...	Keough
Mary Gordon	...	Mrs. Keough
Barnett Parker	...	Flint
Katharine Alexander	...	Claire Lodge
Priscilla Lawson	...	Felice
Bert Roach	...	Shrank

Storyline

Waldo and Irene have been living with Margit for the four years that they have been engaged. Margit has planned the wedding and the honeymoon - in fact, Margit plans everything down to what they will have for breakfast every day. The only problem is that Waldo is a milquetoast and Irene does not want to be married to a milquetoast. So she says she is in love with Charlie, a bohemian artist/producer who lives in a trailer behind Spike's Place. When Margit confronts Charlie about giving up Irene, Charlie sees that she is the one for him. To make everyone happy, Charlie will have to help Waldo get a backbone.

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Plot Keywords:

milquetoast | trailer | wedding | bohemian | screwball comedy | 

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Taglines:

A Riot of Laughs!

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doppelhochzeit

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The seventh of fourteen films pairing William Powell and Myrna Loy.

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Goofs

When Charlie and Irene are sitting in a restaurant waiting for Waldo, Charlie opens his cigarette case and takes out a cigarette; a couple of shots later, the cigarette is lit and Charlie is smoking it although we have never seen him light it.

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Quotes

Charles Lodge: Women don't like noble, self-sacrificing men. Women are not civilized like we are. They like bloodshed. They like forceful men, like me.

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Connections

References A Day at the Races (1937)

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Soundtracks

"The Wedding March"
(1843) (uncredited)
from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61"
Written by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Played by the band at the wedding

User Reviews

Mustn't Miss It

Double Wedding is a wonderful comedy loaded with great dialogue and wit. This was just one of the 14 movies Powell and Loy teamed up for. It was during the filming of this movie that Powell's fiancee Jean Harlow died. Filming was halted for six weeks and Powell returned to finish the movie. He then went to Europe for a year before teaming with Loy again in 37 for another Thin Man movie.