The Bride Goes Wild is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Norman Taurog.
| The Bride Goes Wild | |
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog |
| Screenplay by | Albert Beich |
| Produced by | William H. Wright |
| Starring | Van Johnson June Allyson |
| Cinematography | Ray June |
| Edited by | George Boemler |
| Music by | Rudolph G. Kopp |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,685,000[1] |
| Box office | $3,766,000[1] |
Van Johnson stars as irresponsible children's book author and part-time playboy Uncle Bumps, who is introduced to a no-nonsense children's book illustrator played by June Allyson.
Plot
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Cast
edit- Van Johnson as Greg Rawlings
- June Allyson as Martha Terryton
- Butch Jenkins as Danny
- Hume Cronyn as John McGrath
- Una Merkel as Miss Doberly
- Arlene Dahl as Tillie Smith
- Richard Derr as Bruce Kope Johnson
- Lloyd Corrigan as "Pop"
- Elisabeth Risdon as Mrs. Carruthers
- Clara Blandick as Aunt Pewtie
- Kathleen Howard as Aunt Susan
- Byron Foulger as Max (uncredited)
- Hank Mann as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- William Severn as Piute Leader (uncredited)
Reception
editThe film earned $2,707,000 in the US and Canada and $1,059,000 elsewhere.[1][2]
On June 4, 1948, The New York Times' Bosley Crowther wrote: “For a movie with as inauspicious a title as The Bride Goes Wild… this patchwork of sentiment and slapstick is a surprisingly genial little show. And if you'll take it as nonsense entertainment, it will give you a pretty good time. In the first place, that title means nothing—absolutely nothing at all. More appropriate to the evident activities would be The Picture Goes Wild. For the most salient aspect of the story is its positive progression from a point of comparative intelligence at the beginning to reckless disorder at the end.”[3]
Josephine O'Neill praised the film in her July 18, 1949, review in the Daily Telegraph: “MGM's moonstruck pair, Van Johnson and June Allyson, become surprisingly engaging comedians in this frivolous comedy. They have the fillip of an original story… Norman Taurog, who knows his comedy and his kids, lays on the laughter freely. Sometimes his slapstick is enormously successful — as when the orphanage kids submit Van and his harassed publisher (Hume Cronyn) to an Indian raid. Sometimes, as in the ants-at-the-wedding, it is Mack Sennett. The result is generally fetching, with livelier dialogue than usual; and one of the prettiest tipsy scenes from Miss Allyson that you could imagine. To sum up: Enjoyment.[4]
Legacy
editThe Bride Goes Wild was presented on the Stars in the Air radio program on February 28, 1952. Dick Powell and June Allyson starred in the 30-minute adaptation.[5]
Turner Classic Movies presented The Bride Goes Wild on October 7, 2015 in commemoration of what would have been Allyson's 98th birthday.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b c The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Top Grossers of 1948", Variety 5 January 1949 p 46
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (1948-06-04). "THE SCREEN; ' The Bride Goes Wild,' Featuring Butch Jenkins, Van Johnson, June Allyson, at Capitol". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ "Josephine O'Neill's REVIEWS". Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954). 1948-07-18. p. 19. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
- ^ Kirby, Walter (February 24, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. The Decatur Daily Review. p. 38. Retrieved May 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
