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Double Wedding 
Theatrical release posterDirected by Richard Thorpe Produced by Joseph Mankiewicz Written by Ferenc Molnár (play)
Jo SwerlingStarring William Powell
Myrna Loy
Florence Rice
John BealMusic by Edward Ward Cinematography William H. Daniels
Harold RossonEditing by Frank Sullivan Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release date(s) October 15, 1937 Running time 85-87 minutes Country United States Language English Double Wedding is a 1937 romantic comedy film. A bohemian free spirit (William Powell) helps meek Waldo (John Beal) win back his fiancée (Florence Rice) and falls in love with her over-controlling sister (Myrna Loy) in the process.
Based on the play Nagy szerelem (Great Love) by Ferenc Molnár, the screenplay was written by Jo Swerling, and directed by Richard Thorpe. Powell's fiancée Jean Harlow died during production, halting filming. Powell later described finishing the film as "very difficult under the circumstances".[1] Myrna Loy, who had been good friends with Harlow, wrote in her autobiography that she disliked the film because of Harlow's death and that it was "the scapegoat for concurrent despair".[2]
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Plot
Charles Lodge (William Powell), a freewheeling film director who lives in a car trailer, interrupts the well-ordered life of Margit Agnew (Myrna Loy) when he convinces her younger sister Irene (Florence Rice) that she should become an actress. However, Margit is determined that Irene will marry her fiancé of four years, the pliable Waldo (John Beal). Fed up with Waldo's easy-going nature, Irene decides that she is infatuated with Charles. Charles pretends to return her feelings so he can stay close to Margit. He agrees to give up Irene if Margit will let him paint her portrait. However, Irene comes unexpectedly to his trailer and Margit, believing he lied about giving Irene up, angrily destroys the painting and has him arrested. Charles arranges for a wedding, planning to marry Margit, but circumstances push him into marrying Irene. During the ceremony Charles and Margit finally admit that they really love each other and Waldo arrives to punch Charles out and take back his fiancée.
Cast
- William Powell as Charlie Lodge
- Myrna Loy as Margit Agnew
- Florence Rice as Irene Agnew
- John Beal as Waldo Beaver
- Jessie Ralph as Mrs. Kensington-Bly
- Edgar Kennedy as Spike
- Sidney Toler as Mr. Keough
- Mary Gordon as Mrs. Keough
- Barnett Parker as Mr. Flint
- Katherine Alexander as Claire Lodge, Charlie's ex-wife
- Priscilla Lawson as Felice
- Bert Roach as Shrank
References
External links
- Double Wedding at the Internet Movie Database
- Double Wedding at AllRovi
- Double Wedding at the TCM Movie Database
The Myrna Loy & William Powell Films Films Manhattan Melodrama (1934) · Evelyn Prentice (1934) · The Great Ziegfeld (1936) · Libeled Lady (1936) · Double Wedding (1937) · I Love You Again (1940) · Love Crazy (1941) · The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947)See also The films of Richard Thorpe 1920s Rough Ridin' (with John P. McCarthy) • Rarin' to Go • Battling Buddy • Fast and Fearless • Hard Hittin' Hamilton • Rip Roarin' Roberts • Bringin' Home the Bacon • Thundering Romance • Gold and Grit • Full Speed • Fast Fightin' • On the Go • Double Action Daniels • Quicker 'n Lightnin' • Tearin' Loose • The Desert Demon • Saddle Cyclone • Galloping On • A Streak of Luck • The Last Card • The Roaring Rider • Trumpin' Trouble • The Fighting Cheat • Coming an' Going • The Twin Triggers • Deuce High • Easy Going • Rawhide • Speedy Spurs • Double Daring • The Dangerous Dub • Twisted Triggers • The Bonanza Buckaroo • College Days • Josselyn's Wife • The Bandit Buster • The First Night • The Cyclone Cowboy • Between Dangers • The Galloping Gobs • Tearin' Into Trouble • The Ridin' Rowdy • The Meddlin' Stranger • Pals in Peril • Skedaddle Gold • White Pebbles • The Interferin' Gent • The Soda Water Cowboy • Ride 'em High • The Obligin' Buckaroo • Roarin' Broncs • The Desert of the Lost • The Ballyhoo Buster • Desperate Courage • The Cowboy Cavalier • The Valley of Hunted Men • Saddle Mates • Flyin' Buckaroo • The Bachelor Girl • Border Romance1930s The Dude Wrangler • Wings of Adventures • The Thoroughbred • Under Montana Skies • The Utah Kid • The Lawless Woman • The Sky Spider • The Lady from Nowhere • Wild Horse • Grief Street • Neck and Neck • Forgotten Women • The Devil Plays • Cross Examination • Murder at Dawn • Probation • Escapade • The Midnight Lady • Forbidden Company • Beauty Parlor • Thrill of Youth • The King Murder • Slightly Married • Women Won't Tell • Secrets of Wu Sin • Forgotten • Love Is Dangerous • I Have Lived • Strange People • Notorious But Nice • A Man of Sentiment • Murder on the Campus • Rainbow Over Broadway • The Quitter • Stolen Sweets • City Park • Green Eyes • Cheating Cheaters • Secret of the Chateau • Strange Wives • Last of the Pagans • The Voice of Bugle Ann • Tarzan Escapes • Dangerous Number • Night Must Fall • Double Wedding • Man-Proof • Love Is a Headache • The First Hundred Years • The Toy Wife • The Crowd Roars • Three Loves Has Nancy • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn • Tarzan Finds a Son!1940s The Earl of Chicago • 20 Mule Team • Wyoming • The Bad Man • Barnacle Bill • Tarzan's Secret Treasure • Joe Smith, American • Tarzan's New York Adventure • Apache Trail • White Cargo • Three Hearts for Julia • Above Suspicion • Cry 'Havoc' • Two Girls and a Sailor • The Thin Man Goes Home • Thrill of a Romance • Her Highness and the Bellboy • What Next, Corporal Hargrove? • Fiesta • This Time for Keeps • On an Island with You • A Date with Judy • The Sun Comes Up • Big Jack • Challenge to Lassie • Malaya1950s Black Hand • Three Little Words • Vengeance Valley • The Great Caruso • The Unknown Man • It's a Big Country (with Clarence Brown, Don Hartman, John Sturges, Charles Vidor, Don Weis, and William A. Wellman) • Carbine Williams • Ivanhoe • The Prisoner of Zenda • The Girl Who Had Everything • All the Brothers Were Valiant • Knights of the Round Table • The Student Prince • Athena • The Prodigal • The Adventures of Quentin Durward • Ten Thousand Bedrooms • Tip on a Dead Jockey • Jailhouse Rock • The House of the Seven Hawks • Killers of Kilimanjaro1960s The Honeymoon Machine • The Horizontal Lieutenant • Follow the Boys • Fun in Acapulco • The Truth About Spring • The Golden Head (with James Hill) • That Funny Feeling • The Last ChallengeSerials Screen
playsThe Fightin' Comeback (1927) • Red Clay (1927) (with Charles Logue)Categories:- English-language films
- 1937 films
- American films
- Black-and-white films
- Films based on plays
- Films directed by Richard Thorpe
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
- 1930s romantic comedy films
- 1930s comedy film stubs
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