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They Wanted to Marry

  • 1937
  • Approved
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Betty Furness and Gordon Jones in They Wanted to Marry (1937)
AdventureComedyRomance

Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister (mad-cap heiress Sheila Hunter) decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even lik... Read allNewspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister (mad-cap heiress Sheila Hunter) decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even likes his pigeon, who travels everywhere with him.Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister (mad-cap heiress Sheila Hunter) decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even likes his pigeon, who travels everywhere with him.

  • Director
    • Lew Landers
  • Writers
    • Paul Yawitz
    • Ethel B. Borden
    • Lawrence P. Bachmann
  • Stars
    • Betty Furness
    • Gordon Jones
    • E.E. Clive
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    148
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • Paul Yawitz
      • Ethel B. Borden
      • Lawrence P. Bachmann
    • Stars
      • Betty Furness
      • Gordon Jones
      • E.E. Clive
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Betty Furness
    Betty Furness
    • Sheila
    Gordon Jones
    Gordon Jones
    • Jim
    E.E. Clive
    E.E. Clive
    • Stiles
    Patsy Parsons
    Patsy Parsons
    • Patsy
    • (as Patsy Lee Parsons)
    Henry Kolker
    Henry Kolker
    • Mr. Hunter
    Frank M. Thomas
    Frank M. Thomas
    • Detective
    Charles C. Wilson
    Charles C. Wilson
    • Clark
    • (as Charles Wilson)
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    William 'Billy' Benedict
    • Freckles
    • (as William Benedict)
    Diana Gibson
    Diana Gibson
    • Helen
    Edmund Cobb
    Edmund Cobb
    • Hatcheck Servant at Wedding Reception
    • (unconfirmed)
    John Shelton
    John Shelton
    • George
    • (unconfirmed)
    Jack Adair
    • Casino Doorman
    • (uncredited)
    Joseph E. Bernard
    Joseph E. Bernard
    • Mason
    • (uncredited)
    Lynton Brent
    Lynton Brent
    • Newspaper Messenger
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Byrd
    Ralph Byrd
    • Roger Coleman
    • (uncredited)
    Spencer Charters
    Spencer Charters
    • Police Turnkey
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Clayton
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    George Davis
    George Davis
    • Paul
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lew Landers
    • Writers
      • Paul Yawitz
      • Ethel B. Borden
      • Lawrence P. Bachmann
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    • Trivia
      Ray Mayer and Moroni Olsen were in a Hollywood Reporter cast list for this movie, but they did not appear.
    • Goofs
      When the camera pulls back from a close up of Jim behind bars after he snapped the picture at the gambling joint, the supposed iron bar on the right comes into place initially at an angle, revealing its motion is due to a stage hand and not an optical effect from the movement of the camera.

    User reviews5

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    7/10
    Funny film for what it was.
    This short film -- one hour -- had a delightfully implausible plot and a few meaningless loose ends, but it provided the laughs. Betty Furness played Sheila Hunter very well, an independent-minded heiress who falls for the "nut," Jim Tyler (Gordon Jones). The story moved nicely, and Jones was so goofy that you knew the conflicts wouldn't last. (In an hour, they couldn't.)

    E.E. Clive as Stiles the Butler is delightful, as is the young Patsy Parson's as the granddaughter.

    On an evening for a laugh, it's well worth a look. My wife and I enjoyed it.
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    • Oct 25, 2006

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    • Release date
      • February 5, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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