Here Comes the Groom (1951)

Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.

Director:

Frank Capra

Writers:

Robert Riskin (story), Liam O'Brien (story),

Stars:

Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Alexis Smith

Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bing Crosby	...	Peter 'Pete' Garvey
Jane Wyman	...	Emmadel Jones
Alexis Smith	...	Winifred Stanley
Franchot Tone	...	Wilbur Stanley
James Barton	...	William 'Pa' Jones
Robert Keith	...	George Degnan
Jacques Gencel	...	Bobby (as Jacky Gencel)
H.B. Warner	...	Uncle Elihu
Beverly Washburn	...	Suzi
Nicholas Joy	...	Uncle Prentiss
Connie Gilchrist	...	Ma Jones
Ian Wolfe	...	Uncle Adam
Walter Catlett	...	Mr. McGonigle
Ellen Corby	...	Mrs. McGonigle
Alan Reed	...	Walter Godfrey

Storyline

Pete Garvey, foreign correspondent, has been running an impromptu adoption agency for war orphans in Paris, when an ultimatum from his erstwhile fiancée Emmadel Jones draws him back to Boston, complete with two adopted orphans to melt her heart. Too late! She's now engaged to rich, handsome Wilbur Stanley. And if Pete's not married within five days, he loses the kids. He'll have to work fast...

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

20 September 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

You Belong to Me

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,117,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

James Finlayson's uncredited cameo as a drunk was his final film role.

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Goofs

When Winifred seeks shelter in Garvey's home, George is on the phone. In a close-up, the phone is to his ear, but in the next medium shot, the phone is hung up, and he picks up the receiver again.

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Quotes

Husband on Airplane: [Complaining about fellow passenger Bing Crosby's singing on plane] Oh... There they go again ! Don't these actors ever stop making noises?
Wife on Airplane: They're USO people. They sing for soldiers.
Husband on Airplane: Soldiers can shoot back. They've got guns.

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Soundtracks

"YOUR OWN LITTLE HOUSE"
Written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston
Performed by Bing Crosby

User Reviews

Here Comes the Groom Comes Loads of Fun ****

What a wonderful Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman vehicle. No wonder the two were used again the following year in "Just for You."

Wyman needed a break after such heavy dramas as "Johnny Belinda," and "The Blue Veil." This was a perfect movie for her, playing the tired fiancée of Bing (Pete Garvey). Fed up waiting for him from returning from France as a foreign correspondent, she agrees to marry her boss, Franchot Tone, worth $40 million.

The 2 adorable children that Bing brings to America provide charm and elegance. There is always Connie Gilchrist, who brings her charm by doing what she knows best- playing a common woman full of love and joy. She is glad that the wedding is over, even though it didn't go her way, because she can now take off her corset. That was Gilchrist for you.

The big surprise of the movie is Alexis Smith, who nearly steals it. She is a riot as Tone's 4th neglected cousin. Spurred on by Crosby, to win Tone away from Wyman, she provided side-splitting hysterics in the film.

The film makes us remember that it was impossible for single people to adopt children. With the Oscar winning song, In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening, the film is an absolute hit in so many ways.