John Loves Mary (1949)

Director:

David Butler

Writers:

Henry Ephron, Phoebe Ephron,

Stars:

Ronald Reagan, Jack Carson, Wayne Morris

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ronald Reagan	...	John Lawrence
Jack Carson	...	Fred Taylor
Wayne Morris	...	Lt. Victor O'Leary
Edward Arnold	...	Sen. James McKinley
Virginia Field	...	Lilly Herbish
Katharine Alexander	...	Phyllis McKinley
Paul Harvey	...	Gen. Biddle
Ernest Cossart	...	Oscar Dugan
Patricia Neal	...	Mary McKinley

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

montage | sergeant | army | farce | new york city | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 1949 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Cupido Faz das Suas

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 19, 1950 with Patricia Neal and Ronald Reagan reprising their film roles.

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Connections

Referenced in Cinerama Adventure (2002)

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Soundtracks

"The Bowery"
(uncredited)
Music by Percy Gaunt
Lyrics by Charles Hale Hoyt
Sung by Virginia Field

User Reviews

Typical Norman Krasna fluff with miscast Patricia Neal...

Even at a much younger age, PATRICIA NEAL looked too smart, strong-willed and intelligent to play flighty feminine leads in the kind of wacky romantic comedies the Warner studio was used to churning out. She looks almost ill at ease in a role which calls for a bright-eyed ingenue like Joan Leslie who would have been ideal for this sort of thing.

But the rest of the cast has a high time playing the hi-jinks of a script based on Norman Krasna's Broadway play. Jack Carson is especially able as the sort of lovable dumb guy (with those great double takes that he specialized in) caught up in a situation involving a British woman (Virginia Field) who is supposed to be coming to the states to marry him. When the arrangements are delayed, he meets and marries someone else without telling her. She finally makes it to the states and he and pal Ronald Reagan get caught up in a series of lies that complicate Reagan's relationship with fiance Patricia Neal.

Of course, all of the misunderstandings could have been cleared up if someone just told the truth--but then there would be no picture.

Edward Arnold as a pompous senator (was there any other kind?) and Wayne Morris as a serviceman friend hired to help deceive everyone are both experts in this kind of farce. Kathleen Alexander does a nice job as Arnold's patient wife.

Patricia Neal would have to wait awhile before Warners found some suitable roles for her--but this film debut was almost successful despite the obvious miscasting.