Marry the Girl (1937): Cast
Marry the Girl is a 1937 romantic comedy directed by William C. McGann, starring Frank McHugh as David Partridge, Irving Bacon and Ward Bond. It runs 1 hour 8 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 8m (68 min)
- Director
- William C. McGann
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Marry the Girl About?
The premise of Marry the Girl without spoilers.
A frantic screwball comedy follows a timid personal assistant, played by Frank McHugh, who unexpectedly becomes managing editor of a chaotic newspaper syndicate run by eccentric, unconventional staff. The film spins wild situations as the naïve new boss tries to keep order amid the zany antics of his bizarre employees.
Marry the Girl Themes & Keywords
· 39 tags- screwball comedy
- quote from shakespeare's king lear
- quote from hamlet
- shakespearean quote
- syndicate
- psychiatry
- contract
- cartoonist
- newspaper
- newspaper cartoon
- uncle niece relationship
- mother daughter relationship
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- male female relationship
- father daughter relationship
- family relationships
- triangle
- southerner
- sight gag
- painting
- motorcycle
- motorcycle cop
- g man
- drunkenness
- bathing suit
- b movie
- sanitarium
- bumbler
- nurse
- boy scout
- russian
- artist
- kidnapping
- fortune hunter
- psychiatrist
- escape
- gangster
- police
- elopement
- based on novel
Marry the Girl Cast & Characters
Frank McHugh leads the cast as David Partridge, with Irving Bacon as Happy Elmer and Ward Bond as Motorcycle cop. Directed by William C. McGann; 23 actors are credited in all.
- Director William C. McGann
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Frank McHugh as David Partridge -
Irving Bacon as Happy Elmer -
Ward Bond as Motorcycle cop -
William B. Davidson as Drake
Also Starring in Marry the Girl
· 19 more- Olin Howland Southern sales manager
- Bess Flowers Secretary to Radway
- Tom Kennedy Jasper
- Dewey Robinson Buster
- Allen Jenkins Specs
- Alan Mowbray Dr. Stryker
- Mary Treen Nurse locked in room
- Frank Orth Bar owner
- Mischa Auer Dimitri Ryeff
- Charles Judels Andre Victor Antoine Descate
- Arthur Aylesworth 2nd sales manager
- Hugh Herbert John B. Radway
- Veda Ann Borg Nurse with cartoon on uniform
- Tommy Bupp Stuttering child
- Carol Hughes Virginia Radway
- Mary Boland Ollie Radway
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- Hugh O'Connell Mike Forrester
- Teddy Hart Biff
- Louise Stanley Secretary
More from William C. McGann
More films directed by William C. McGann: American Empire, Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die, In Old California and Highway West.
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Marry the Girl FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Marry the Girl, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Marry the Girl?
Marry the Girl runs 1 hour 8 minutes (68 minutes).
When was Marry the Girl released?
Marry the Girl was released on July 13, 1937.
Who directed Marry the Girl?
Marry the Girl was directed by William C. McGann.
More films by William C. McGann Who is in the cast of Marry the Girl?
Marry the Girl stars Frank McHugh as David Partridge, Irving Bacon as Happy Elmer and Ward Bond as Motorcycle cop, among 23 credited actors.
Does Marry the Girl have a post-credit scene?
No. Marry the Girl has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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