Meet the Stewarts (1942)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Alfred E. Green

Writers:

Elizabeth Dunn (story)
Karen DeWolf (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Newlywed | Character Name In Title

Cast

William Holden	...	Michael Stewart
Frances Dee	...	Candace 'Candy' Goodwin
Grant Mitchell	...	Mr. Pierce Goodwin
Marjorie Gateson	...	Mrs. Goodwin
Anne Revere	...	Geraldine Stewart
Roger Clark	...	Ted Graham
Danny Mummert	...	John Goodwin
Ann Gillis	...	Jane Goodwin
Margaret Hamilton	...	Willametta
Don Beddoe	...	Taxi driver
Mary Gordon	...	Mrs. Stewart
Edward Gargan	...	Big Moving man
Tom Dugan	...	Llewyn, Small Moving man

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Quotes:

Michael Stewart: Darling, marriage is an institution, and not everyone belongs in one.

remake of The Bride Walks Out

Pretty much a remake of the Bride Walks Out from 1936, right down to the same gags with the money, the furniture, the maid. Mike (William Holden - Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina) marries Candace (Frances Dee - Little Women, Of Human Bondage), and all their problems boil down to surviving on just the husband's income. The bright spots in this movie come from the supporting characters - running gags from the taxi driver (Don Beddoe) and the maid (Margaret Hamilton - the Wicked Witch from the Wizard of OZ!) One difference from the Bride Walks Out is that here, the families of the couple are involved, but in the first version, all the interaction was with their neighbors. Meet the Stewarts is a little more mature; a little darker - grownups talking about real life issues; in The Bride Walks Out, they seemed like fun, young kids who never really took themselves too seriously.