The Bride Goes Wild (1948)

McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and has not started his next book. Martha won... See full summary »

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writer:

Albert Beich

Stars:

Van Johnson, June Allyson, Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Van Johnson	...	Greg Rawlings
June Allyson	...	Martha Terryton
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins	...	Danny
Hume Cronyn	...	John McGrath
Una Merkel	...	Miss Doberly
Arlene Dahl	...	Tillie Smith Oliver
Richard Derr	...	Bruce Kope Johnson
Lloyd Corrigan	...	'Pops'
Elisabeth Risdon	...	Mrs. Carruthers
Clara Blandick	...	Aunt Pewtie
Kathleen Howard	...	Aunt Susan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erville Alderson	...	Farmer (scenes deleted)
Cecil Cunningham	...	Helen Oldfield (scenes deleted)
Garry Owen	...	Joe (scenes deleted)

Storyline

McGrath publishes books for children and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers. Unfortunately, Greg, who is Uncle Bump, tends to drink too much and has not started his next book. Martha won a contest to illustrate the book and the first thing that happens is that Greg gets her soused. To keep her there to illustrate, John gets a juvenile delinquent named Danny to play his son and show how much pressure he is under. The ploy works at first, but Greg's heart was broken by Tillie, and Martha may be the girl who makes him forget all about her.

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Plot Keywords:

kicked in the shin | drunkenness | ant farm | wedding | illustrator | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 March 1948 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Noiva Perdeu a Cabeça

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:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fourth of six movies that paired June Allyson and Van Johnson.

User Reviews

The title is a misnomer...

June Allyson doing her thing. This time, she's a down-home gal and ace illustrator who wins a contest for her artwork to be used in a new children's book penned by the beloved Uncle Bumps, a modern-day Hans Christian Andersen. Turns out Uncle Bumps is really a hard-drinking, free-wheeling bachelor who dislikes children--yet he is so taken with this uptight artist once he meets her, he attempts to woo her under an alias. Why? It doesn't matter, for this is a vehicle for Allyson and Van Johnson (movie favorites at the time), and the script treats their characters like human bumper-cars just to keep star-watchers on their toes. Johnson's ruse is soon exposed, forcing him to emulate an honorable guy--which includes 'borrowing' an orphan to pose as his son. June threatens to dislodge him from the ranks of celebrity by reporting him to her cousin, a banner of controversial books and plays (she actually seems to proud to know such a person). Throw in an obnoxious hometown beau waiting in the wings, a wedding overcome with ants, and Hume Cronyn as a publisher on the brink of a nervous breakdown, and you have all the ingredients for a laughless family fracas done with neither style nor merit. *1/2 from ****