They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas.

They All Kissed the Bride
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlexander Hall
Written by
Screenplay byP. J. Wolfson
Story by
Produced byEdward Kaufman
StarringJoan Crawford
Melvyn Douglas
CinematographyJoseph Walker
Edited byViola Lawrence
Music byWerner R. Heymann
Production
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Columbia Pictures
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • June 11, 1942 (1942-06-11)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1 million (US rentals)[1]

Crawford took over the title role after Carole Lombard died in a plane crash in early 1942. Crawford donated all of her pay for this film to the American Red Cross.[2]

Plot

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A trucking firm executive falls in love.

Cast

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Production

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They All Kissed the Bride was slated to star Carole Lombard in a follow-up film to the successful To Be or Not to Be. However, she died in a 1942 plane crash after departing Las Vegas on her way back from a bond-selling tour. MGM ‘s Louis B. Mayer agreed to place Crawford on loan to Columbia, where producer Edward Kaufman had to rework the script to fit Crawford's style of comedy. In fact, Mayer rarely lent stars of Crawford's stature, not wanting other studios to profit from MGM's star-making machine. Crawford insisted that Melvyn Douglas (with whom she had appeared in 1938's The Shining Hour and 1941's A Woman's Face) star with her.[2]

Home video

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As of 2024, They All Kissed the Bride and Letty Lynton are the only two major Joan Crawford sound movies that have not been released onto DVD in the U.S., but They All Kissed the Bride was released onto VHS in the 1990s as a Columbia Classics title.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "101 Pix Gross in Millions" Variety 6 Jan 1943 p 58
  2. ^ a b "They All Kissed the Bride". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "They All Kissed the Bride". Amazon. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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