Easy to Wed (1946)
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This Technicolor musical remake of the 1936 comedy classic Libeled Lady isn't quite up to the standards of the original, but on its own terms is quite entertaining. Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball and Keenan Wynn expertly assume the roles originally played by William Powell, Myrna… More This Technicolor musical remake of the 1936 comedy classic Libeled Lady isn't quite up to the standards of the original, but on its own terms is quite entertaining. Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball and Keenan Wynn expertly assume the roles originally played by William Powell, Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy. Faced with a libel suit from socialite Connie Allenbury (Williams), newspaper editor Warren Haggerty (Wynn) cooks up a plan to beat Connie at her own game. To do this, he must rely upon the romantic chicanery of ex-employee Bill Stevens Chandler (Johnson), with Haggerty's fiancee Gladys Benton (Ball) caught in the middle. The comedy high point of the original Libeled Lady, in which William Powell is forced to demonstrate his (non-existent) prowess as a fisherman, is ably repeated in Easy to Wed when Van Johnson must prove his skills at duck-hunting. The songs aren't anything special, but Lucille Ball's superb comic performance is worth the admission price in itself. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edward Buzzell
- Written By
- Dorothy Kingsley
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 25, 1946 Wide
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Cast
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Van Johnson
as Bill Stevens Chandler
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Esther Williams
as Connie Allenbury
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Lucille Ball
as Gladys Benton
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Keenan Wynn
as Warren Haggerty
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Cecil Kellaway
as J.B. Allenbury
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June Lockhart
as Babs Norvell
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Carlos Ramirez
as Himself
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Ethel Smith
as Herself
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Grant Mitchell
as Homer Henshaw
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James Flavin
as Joe
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Celia Travers
as Farwood's Secretary
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Sybil Merritt
as Receptionist
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Sondra Rodgers
as Attendant
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Nina Bara
as Rumba Dancer
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Ben Blue
as Spike Dolan
- Monte Blue
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Karin [Katharine] Booth
as Clerk
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Patricia Denise
as Girls at Pool
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Sarah Edwards
as Mr. & Mrs. Dibson
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Joel Friedkin
as Justice of the Peace
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Frank S. Hagney
as Truck Driver
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Jonathan Hale
as Hector Boswell
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Paul Harvey
as Farwood
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Milt Kibbee
as Private Detective
- Charles Knight
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Robert E. O'Connor
as Taxi Driver
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Alex Pollard
as Waiter
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Jean Porter
as Frances
- Guy Bates Post
- Walter Soderling
- Charles Sullivan
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Josephine Whittell
as Mrs. Burns Norvell
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Dick Winslow
as Orchestra Leader
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Jack Shea
as Lifeguard
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Tom Dugan
as Waiter
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George Calliga
as Headwaiter
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John Valentine
as Butler
- Phyllis Graffeo
- Kanza Omar
- Mitzie Uehlein
- Fred Fisher
