Bride for Sale

Infobox Film
name = Bride for Sale

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director = William D. Russell
producer = Jack H. Skirball
writer = Joseph Fields (story)
Frederick Kohner (story)
Islin Auster (screenplay)
Bruce Manning (screenplay)
starring = Claudette Colbert
Robert Young
George Brent
music = Frederick Hollander
cinematography = Joseph A. Valentine
editing = Frederic Knudtson
distributor = RKO Radio Pictures
released = 12 November 1949
runtime = 87 min
country = flagicon|USA USA
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language = English
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amg_id = 1:85953
imdb_id = 0041208 "Bride for Sale" is a 1949 film distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, directed by William D. Russell, and starring Claudette Colbert, Robert Young and George Brent. The music score is by Frederick Hollander. Trite comedy.

Plot

"Bride for Sale" is a lot of escapist nonsense that manages to be generally amusing, and sometimes hilariously so. Screwball angles are played up for laughs, the pacing is good and the playing enjoyable, making it entirely acceptable for light entertainment.Kingpinning the slapstick are Claudette Colbert, Robert Young and George Brent. Colbert does glib work as a tax expert for the accounting firm conducted by Brent. She figures to find the perfect husband, with suitable bankroll, by casing the returns the firm makes out. Brent wants to keep her on the job so enlists aid of Young to make like an eligible male, and woo the maiden.

Cast

*Claudette Colbert ad Nora Shelley
*Robert Young as Steve Adams
*George Brent as Paul Martin
*Max Baer as Litka
*Gus Schilling as Timothy
*Charles Arnt as Dobbs
*Mary Bear as Miss Stone
*Ann Tyrrell as Miss Swanson
*Paul Maxey as Gentry
*Burk Symon as Setley

External links

*tcmdb title|id=69660|title=Bride for Sale