And So They Were Married
{{short description|1936 film directed by Elliott Nugent}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = And So They Were Married
| image = File:And So They Were Married.jpg
| caption =
| director = Elliott Nugent
| producer = B. P. Schulberg
| based_on = {{based on|Bless Their Hearts
1936 story in Good Housekeeping|Sarah Addington}}
| writer =
| screenplay = Doris Anderson
Joseph Anthony
Laurie Brazee
| starring = Melvyn Douglas
Mary Astor
Edith Fellows
| music = Howard Jackson
| cinematography = Henry Freulich
| editing = Gene Milford
| studio = Columbia Pictures
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1936|05|10}}
| runtime = 74 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
And So They Were Married is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor and Edith Fellows.Renzi p.187 The film was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It has elements of a screwball comedy.Milberg p.90
Plot
When widower Stephen Blake and bitter divorcée Edith Farnham meet at a ski resort during a Christmas vacation, Blake's son and Farnham's daughter conspire to keep their romance from the altar. After creating much mayhem, they succeed in breaking things up, only to reconsider for their parents' happiness.
Cast
- Melvyn Douglas as Stephen Blake
- Mary Astor as Edith Farnham
- Edith Fellows as Brenda Farnham
- Jackie Moran as Tommy Blake
- Donald Meek as the Hotel Manager
- Dorothy Stickney as Miss Peabody
- Romaine Callender as Mr. Snirley
- Douglas Scott as Horace
- Hooper Atchley as Fred Cutler - Hotel Clerk
- Wade Boteler as Police Captain
- Olaf Hytten as Secretary
- Dennis O'Keefe as Drunk in Car
References
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Bibliography
- Milberg, Doris. The Art of the Screwball Comedy: Madcap Entertainment from the 1930s to Today. McFarland, 2013.
- Renzi, Thomas. Screwball Comedy and Film Noir: Unexpected Connections. McFarland, 2012.
External links
- {{IMDb title| id=0027293| title=And So They Were Married}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=3819}}
- {{AFI film|6519}}
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:1930s Christmas comedy films
Category:1936 romantic comedy films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American Christmas comedy films
Category:American romantic comedy films
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Elliott Nugent
Category:Films set around New Year
Category:Films scored by Howard Jackson (composer)
Category:English-language Christmas comedy films
Category:English-language romantic comedy films
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