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La mariée est folle

Original title: The Bride Goes Wild
  • 1948
  • Approved
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
539
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June Allyson and Van Johnson in La mariée est folle (1948)
McGrath publishes children's book and Uncle Bump is one of the best sellers, but Greg, who is Uncle Bump, drinks too much and hasn't started his next book. Martha won a contest to illustrate the book and the first thing Greg does is get her soused. To keep her there to illustrate, John gets a juvenile delinquent named Danny to play his son and show how much pressure he is under. The ploy works at first, but Greg's heart was broken by Tillie, and Martha may be the girl who makes him forget all about her.
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McGrath publishes children's book, hires Martha as illustrator. Uncle Bump battles alcoholism, writer's block. He schemes to keep Martha, involving Danny. Romantic feelings arise between Unc... Read allMcGrath publishes children's book, hires Martha as illustrator. Uncle Bump battles alcoholism, writer's block. He schemes to keep Martha, involving Danny. Romantic feelings arise between Uncle Bump and Martha amid personal challenges.McGrath publishes children's book, hires Martha as illustrator. Uncle Bump battles alcoholism, writer's block. He schemes to keep Martha, involving Danny. Romantic feelings arise between Uncle Bump and Martha amid personal challenges.

  • Director
    • Norman Taurog
  • Writer
    • Albert Beich
  • Stars
    • Van Johnson
    • June Allyson
    • Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    539
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    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writer
      • Albert Beich
    • Stars
      • Van Johnson
      • June Allyson
      • Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

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    Van Johnson
    Van Johnson
    • Greg Rawlings
    June Allyson
    June Allyson
    • Martha Terryton
    Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
    Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins
    • Danny
    • (as Butch Jenkins)
    Hume Cronyn
    Hume Cronyn
    • John McGrath
    Una Merkel
    Una Merkel
    • Miss Doberly
    Arlene Dahl
    Arlene Dahl
    • Tillie Smith
    Richard Derr
    Richard Derr
    • Bruce Kope Johnson
    Lloyd Corrigan
    Lloyd Corrigan
    • 'Pops'
    Elisabeth Risdon
    Elisabeth Risdon
    • Mrs. Carruthers
    Clara Blandick
    Clara Blandick
    • Aunt Pewtie
    Kathleen Howard
    Kathleen Howard
    • Aunt Susan
    Erville Alderson
    Erville Alderson
    • Farmer
    • (scenes deleted)
    Cecil Cunningham
    Cecil Cunningham
    • Helen Oldfield
    • (scenes deleted)
    Garry Owen
    Garry Owen
    • Joe
    • (scenes deleted)
    John Albright
    • Bellhop
    • (uncredited)
    Jose Alvarado
    • Piute Chief
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Ash
    Sam Ash
    • Customer
    • (uncredited)
    David Bair
    • Mohawk
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Norman Taurog
    • Writer
      • Albert Beich
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    8Maleejandra

    Such a Fun Movie!

    A famous children's' story writer named Uncle Bumps (Van Johnson) needs someone to illustrate his latest book. A contest is held, and an artist is chosen, Miss Martha Terryton (June Allyson). Martha is an uptight, prudish woman with little tolerance for wasting time. Uncle Bumps is really Greg Rawlings, a young playboy with no work ethic and a penchant for young women. He attempts to work his magic on Martha, and after hard work and trickery, including telling her that he has a son (Butch Jenkins), it begins to work. That's when his married girlfriend (Arlene Dahl) comes into the picture and messes everything up.

    This movie has the same sentiment that another Johnson and Allyson film does: Too Young to Kiss. There is the same love-hate relationship between the two with the obvious ending, but plenty of fun along the way. The two had a strong chemistry, which is why they made so many films together.

    Another wonderful addition to this film is Jenkins, the same kid from The Human Comedy. He's a little older here, and such a lovable little boy, though he isn't traditionally cute, but he's lots of fun to watch.
    6SnoopyStyle

    middling rom-com

    John McGrath (Hume Cronyn) is a publisher of children's books. Teetotaler Martha Terryton (June Allyson) wins a contest to illustrate a book. Problem is that drunken author Greg Rawlings (Van Johnson), under the name Uncle Bumps, hasn't started writing. He is taken with Martha. He recruits juvenile delinquent Danny to play his son.

    The meet-cute is rather suggestive visually especially for the time. There is good potential. The story is a bit episodic. There's a whole section where the kids pretend to be Indians. I thought the book would be a good way to structure the story. Rawlings can write Danny into the book as the fake family has some adventure. The story slowly meanders and loses a little bit steam.
    6secondtake

    Fun and funny and a bit too formulaic to stand out

    The Bride Goes Wild (1948)

    This is a common kind of entertainment film using a catching, breezy plot and high profile actors, but filmed with bright simplicity and without attempting too much more that the basics.

    And all of these basic goals are met here—cheerfully, and rather enjoyably. That is, if you take it for what it is, this is a warm and well made romantic comedy. It excels most for the sweet and subtle acting by June Allyson, and by the surprise depth of the buck-toothed boy character in the movie, Jackie Jenkins. The leading man has never been a favorite of mine—Van Johnson, but he holds up his end well enough.

    The plot is a clever set up, reminding me for some reason of the mixed-up plot of "Christmas in Connecticut," which has the same lighthearted feeling. People pretend to be one thing and get into a comical—and romantic trap—by trying to maintain the farce. Everyone is lying, in a way, even the innocent woman who at first is purely innocent. (She ends up pretending, or changing you might say, for different reasons, which the audience appreciates.)

    This is no screwball comedy. It lacks the insanity, and the wit, and maybe even the inevitability (even though you know how it ends, more or less). It's a good romp with some excellent acting to shore up the feeble plot. There are lots of great moments, and even an oddly spectacular bit of nonsense near the end where a whole room full of character actors get truly nutty at the same time. Quite funny.
    4thatdogoliver-1

    Not Bad but Not Great

    Bumpy film with good stuff strewn about here and there, but it's far from a seamless ride. Doesn't often add up to more than it's various parts until the peculiarly funny ending. The leads are swell and Hume Cronyn, as an effete fussbudget, is a surprise. Richard Derr, a gorgeous hunk of man-meat if there every was one, plays a klutz.
    4moonspinner55

    The title is a misnomer...

    June Allyson doing her thing. This time, she's a down-home gal and ace illustrator who wins a contest for her artwork to be used in a new children's book penned by the beloved Uncle Bumps, a modern-day Hans Christian Andersen. Turns out Uncle Bumps is really a hard-drinking, free-wheeling bachelor who dislikes children--yet he is so taken with this uptight artist once he meets her, he attempts to woo her under an alias. Why? It doesn't matter, for this is a vehicle for Allyson and Van Johnson (movie favorites at the time), and the script treats their characters like human bumper-cars just to keep star-watchers on their toes. Johnson's ruse is soon exposed, forcing him to emulate an honorable guy--which includes 'borrowing' an orphan to pose as his son. June threatens to dislodge him from the ranks of celebrity by reporting him to her cousin, a banner of controversial books and plays (she actually seems to proud to know such a person). Throw in an obnoxious hometown beau waiting in the wings, a wedding overcome with ants, and Hume Cronyn as a publisher on the brink of a nervous breakdown, and you have all the ingredients for a laughless family fracas done with neither style nor merit. *1/2 from ****

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    • Trivia
      The title is a bit of a misnomer: there is no bride - the film ends with two people on their way to get married, so at best there's a fiancée.
    • Goofs
      When Danny runs away and arrives at Tillie's place on the lake, different studio lights are reflected in the glass of the ant farm.
    • Quotes

      John McGrath: Oh, Mother Goose.

      Mother Goose: Yes, Mr. McGrath.

      John McGrath: I put that raise through for you.

      Mother Goose: Oh, thank you, Mr. McGrath.

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    • Release date
      • June 24, 1949 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Bride Goes Wild
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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      • $1,685,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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