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Director:
Richard Thorpe
Writers:
Ferenc Molnár (play)
Jo Swerling (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 October 1937 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Plot:
Two sisters of differing temperaments, the younger's milquetoast fiancé, and a free spirited artist in an auto trailer have romantic complications in this screwball comedy. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Crazy film done under sad circumstances more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

William Powell ... Charles 'Charlie' / 'Horse' Lodge

Myrna Loy ... Margit 'Baby' Agnew
Florence Rice ... Irene Agnew
John Beal ... Waldo Beaver
Jessie Ralph ... Mrs. 'Stonewall Jackson' Kensington-Bly
Edgar Kennedy ... Spike
Sidney Toler ... Mr. Keough, Margit's Butler
Mary Gordon ... Mrs. Keough
Barnett Parker ... Mr. Flint, Margit's Bookkeeper
Katharine Alexander ... Claire Lodge
Priscilla Lawson ... Felice, Margit's Secretary
Bert Roach ... Shrank
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernie Alexander ... Drunk Singing "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" (uncredited)
Jack Baxley ... First Bartender (uncredited)
Margaret Bert ... Waitress in Crowd at Wedding (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins ... Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Heinie Conklin ... Hot Dog Vender (uncredited)
Jules Cowles ... Gus, Waiter at Spike's (uncredited)
Billy Dooley ... Saxophonist (uncredited)
Jack Dougherty ... Mrs. Bly's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Roger Gray ... Mike, Policeman at Jail (uncredited)
George Guhl ... Pete, Policeman at Jail (uncredited)
Gwen Lee ... Woman in Crowd (uncredited)
Irving Lipschultz ... Moe, the Violinist (uncredited)
Donald Meek ... Judge Blynn (uncredited)
Roger Moore ... Pianist at Spike's (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Second Bartender (uncredited)
Oscar O'Shea ... Turnkey (uncredited)
Henry Taylor ... Angelo, Margit's Gardener (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren ... Al, Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Doodles Weaver ... Bass Fiddle Player (uncredited)
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Directed by
Richard Thorpe 
 
Writing credits
Ferenc Molnár (play "Nagy szerelem") (as Ferenc Molnar)

Jo Swerling (screenplay)

Produced by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz .... producer
 
Original Music by
Edward Ward 
 
Cinematography by
William H. Daniels  (as William Daniels)
Harold Rosson (uncredited)
 
Film Editing by
Frank Sullivan 
 
Art Direction by
Cedric Gibbons 
 
Costume Design by
Adrian (gowns)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert A. Golden .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Edwin B. Willis .... associate art director
Joseph C. Wright .... associate art director (as Joseph Wright)
 
Sound Department
Douglas Shearer .... recording director
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Ruttenberg .... photographer: Carmel-By-the-Sea (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Herman Fisher .... assistant: Joseph Ruttenberg (uncredited)
Sig Kaufman .... assistant: Joseph Ruttenberg (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #3611) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The seventh of fourteen films pairing William Powell and Myrna Loy. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In a scene near the end that takes place in William Powell's trailer, an Oscar statuette is visible in the background standing on a white shelf. In the next shot, the statuette is on top of a black box that is on the white shelf. The following shot has the Oscar back on the white shelf. A few moments later, the statuette is knocked over, and is seen toppling from on top of the black box again. more
Quotes:
Charles 'Charlie': Don't think, you're an actor. more
Movie Connections:
References A Day at the Races (1937) more
Soundtrack:
The Wedding March more

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10 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Crazy film done under sad circumstances, 11 January 2006
7/10
Author: blanche-2 from United States

"Double Wedding" is an enjoyable, albeit dizzying comedy starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. It's really a tribute to the cast that they were able to carry on in such a wacky movie despite being shut down for a time due to Jean Harlow's untimely death. Both Powell, who was involved with Harlow, and Loy, who was a friend of hers, took her death very hard.

Powell and Loy play polar opposites in this film. She is a complete control freak who has her life, her sister's life, and the life of her sister's fiancé, planned down to the millisecond. Along comes Powell, who lives in a trailer and hocks items when he needs money. Once he's in their lives, all bets are off, and chaos reigns supreme.

The cast is great but the whole thing kind of veers off focus from time to time. The writing isn't as strong as in some of the other screwball comedies of the era. But Powell is a treasure and teamed with Loy, even more so.

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