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Wedding Present

  • 19361936
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
652
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POPULARITY
84,383
24,091
Cary Grant and Joan Bennett in Wedding Present (1936)
ComedyRomance
When Charlie Mason is promoted from irresponsible reporter to hard-nosed city editor, it costs him his girlfriend, ace reporter Rusty Fleming. After he hears she's engaged to another, he qui... Read allWhen Charlie Mason is promoted from irresponsible reporter to hard-nosed city editor, it costs him his girlfriend, ace reporter Rusty Fleming. After he hears she's engaged to another, he quits and tries to win her back.When Charlie Mason is promoted from irresponsible reporter to hard-nosed city editor, it costs him his girlfriend, ace reporter Rusty Fleming. After he hears she's engaged to another, he quits and tries to win her back.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
652
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
84,383
24,091
  • Director
    • Richard Wallace
  • Writers
    • Joseph Anthony(screenplay)
    • Paul Gallico(based on the story by)
  • Stars
    • Joan Bennett
    • Cary Grant
    • George Bancroft
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  • Director
    • Richard Wallace
  • Writers
    • Joseph Anthony(screenplay)
    • Paul Gallico(based on the story by)
  • Stars
    • Joan Bennett
    • Cary Grant
    • George Bancroft
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    • 11User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Joan Bennett
    Joan Bennett
    • Monica 'Rusty' Fleming
    Cary Grant
    Cary Grant
    • Charlie Mason
    George Bancroft
    George Bancroft
    • Pete Stagg
    Conrad Nagel
    Conrad Nagel
    • Roger Dodacker
    Gene Lockhart
    Gene Lockhart
    • Archduke Gustav Ernest
    William Demarest
    William Demarest
    • 'Smiles' Benson
    Inez Courtney
    Inez Courtney
    • Mary Lawson
    Edward Brophy
    Edward Brophy
    • Squinty
    Purnell Pratt
    Purnell Pratt
    • Howard Van Dorn
    Douglas Wood
    Douglas Wood
    • Willett
    George Meeker
    George Meeker
    • Gordon Blaker
    Damon Ford
    • Mike Haley
    Lois Wilson
    Lois Wilson
    • Laura Dodacker
    Mary Forbes
    Mary Forbes
    • Mrs. Dodacker
    George Offerman Jr.
    George Offerman Jr.
    • Sammy Smith
    John Henry Allen
    • Jonathan
    Charles Arnt
    Charles Arnt
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Baker
    Eddie Baker
    • Motorcycle Cop
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Richard Wallace
    • Writers
      • Joseph Anthony(screenplay)
      • Paul Gallico(based on the story by)
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    • Trivia
      One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. Its earliest documented telecast took place in Asheville Sunday 2 August 1959 on WLOS (Channel 13), followed by Omaha Saturday 22 August 1959 on KETV (Channel 7), by Minneapolis 8 November 1959 on WTCN (Channel 11), by Johnstown 23 November 1959 on WJAC (Channel 6), by Seattle 9 DEcember 1959 on KIRO (Channel 7), by Columbus 2 February 1960 on WBNS (Channel 10), by Phoenix 3 March 1960 on KVAR (Channel 12), by Wichita 3 August 1960 on KTVH (Channel 12), by Detroit 25 August 1960 on WJBK (Channel 2), and by Palm Beach 3 November 1960 on WPTV (Channel 5). It was released on DVD 19 April 2016 as one of 18 titles in Universal's Cary Grant - the Vault Collection.
    • Quotes

      Marriage License Clerk: [Reviewing a marriage license] Do you solemly swear that the statements are?... Say! What's the matter with you? You've got the day of your birth down here August 4, 1934. That makes you two years old!

      Charlie: That;s right. Next year I'll be eligible for the Kentucky Derby... and if you were marrying a girl like mine, you'd feel that young yourself.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)

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    4/10
    Sporatically interesting film, ultimately undermined through muddled approach
    A rather undistinguished film, the sometimes incomprehensible romantic comedy WEDDING PRESENT contains a numerous amount of potentially interesting plot devices and story elements, but ultimately fails to capitalize on it's own potential and ends up making little to no real impression. Various characters and plot threads are introduced with great fanfare, only to be dropped with no explanation as the film wanders through it runtime with no clear direction. Cary Grant and Joan Bennett are fine in the leads, and even have a respectable degree of chemistry, but they are let down by the film's lack of narrative and structure. Not a bad film by any means, but certainly an unfortunate waste of enormous talent and considerable potential.
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    • Release date
      • October 9, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cásate conmigo... si puedes
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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