Double Wedding (1937)

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Richard Thorpe's comedy Double Wedding (1937) marked the seventh screen pairing of William Powell and Myrna Loy, known for their popular appearances together in the Thin Man series. Powell is Charlie Lodge, a bohemian artist who lives in a trailer, camped in an auto parking space in a busy city.… More Richard Thorpe's comedy Double Wedding (1937) marked the seventh screen pairing of William Powell and Myrna Loy, known for their popular appearances together in the Thin Man series. Powell is Charlie Lodge, a bohemian artist who lives in a trailer, camped in an auto parking space in a busy city. Lodge believes that work is meaningless - that life should be full of entertainment and relaxation and nothing else. Loy is Margit Agnew, a stylish dress-shop proprietor who constantly works herself into the ground. Margit has picked a suitable husband for her younger sister Irene (Florence Rice), a rather dull and ineffectual young man named Waldo Beaver (John Beal). While together, Irene and Waldo happen upon the improvident Lodge. Charlie subsequently encourages the girl to break free of the oppressive constraints of her fiance and sister, and to pursue her dreams of heading out to Hollywood and becoming an actress; Irene immediately fancies herself in love with Charlie. Loy intervenes by confronting Powell --and anyone who can't guess who's going to fall in love at this point should be drummed out of the theater. This amusing and affable by-the-numbers MGM comedy was based on a play by Ferenc Molnar. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 26 min.
Directed By: Richard Thorpe
Written By: Jo Swerling
Genres: Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 15, 1937 Wide
On DVD: Aug 7, 2007

Critic Reviews

David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
Stupid when it needs to be smart, obnoxious when it needs to be charming.
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A zany comedy that fails to work, probably because it's so arch, resistible and contrived.

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AJ V

I enjoyed this movie it was really very funny. Powell and Loy are usually funny together, and they're good actors, so I highly recommend this movie.
jay n

Silly, manic comedy. Not one of the team's best.
Michael G

One of the most fun screwball comedies I've ever seen. William Powell plays a bohemian wannabe director who gets involved with the little sister of Myrna Loy, a controlling amusingly neurotic businesswoman. A lot of fun moments lead up to 10 of the most chaotic and fun minutes… More
One of the most fun screwball comedies I've ever seen. William Powell plays a bohemian wannabe director who gets involved with the little sister of Myrna Loy, a controlling amusingly neurotic businesswoman. A lot of fun moments lead up to 10 of the most chaotic and fun minutes I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. All "yumph", grasshoppers, gongs, big apes and the obscenely cute Myrna Loy. As good as Powell and Loy get without the words "Thin" and "Man" in the title.

Cast

            William Powell as Charlie Lodge

            Myrna Loy as Margit Agnew

            Florence Rice as Irene Agnew

            John Beal as Waldo Beaver

            Jessie Ralph as Mrs. Kensington-Bly

            Edgar Kennedy as Spike

            Sidney Toler as Keough

            Mary Gordon as Mrs. Keough

            Barnett Parker as Flint

            Katherine Alexander as Claire Lodge

            Priscilla Lawson as Felice

            Jack Baxley as Bartender

            Charles Coleman as Mrs. Bly's Butler

            George Pat Collins as Mounted Policeman

            Jules Cowles as Gus

            Billy Dooley as Saxophonist

            Roger Gray as Mike

            Gwen Lee as Woman in Crowd

            Mitchell Lewis as Orator

            Irving Lipschulz as Violinist

            Donald Meek as Rev. Dr. Flynn

            John Miller as Pickpocket

            Oscar O'Shea as Turnkey

            Bert Roach as Shrank

            E. Alyn Warren as Al

            Doodles Weaver as Fiddle Player

            Josephine Whittell as Woman Customer

            Taylor Henry as Angelo

            George Guhl as Pete

            Jack Daugherty as Chauffeur

            Roger Moore as Pianist
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