Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
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60% of users liked it
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Cary Grant met his future wife Betsy Drake on the set of the appropriately titled Every Girl Should be Married. Grant plays well-known baby specialist Madison Brown, who is Dr. Spock in everything but name. After a chance meeting with headstrong young Anabel Sins (Drake), poor Brown finds his every… More Cary Grant met his future wife Betsy Drake on the set of the appropriately titled Every Girl Should be Married. Grant plays well-known baby specialist Madison Brown, who is Dr. Spock in everything but name. After a chance meeting with headstrong young Anabel Sins (Drake), poor Brown finds his every move and thought monitored by Anabel, who intends to become his wife come heck or high water. Upset that Brown steadfastly resists her charms, Anabel decides to make him jealous by playing up to her boss Roger Sanford (Franchot Tone). When Brown still won't bite, our plucky heroine mounts a campaign enlisting everybody in town to wear down the doctor's resistance. Nowadays, this is called "stalking"; in 1948, it was called "funny." Produced, directed and written by Don Hartman, Every Girl Should be Married was a box-office winner to the tune of $775,000. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Don Hartman
- Written By
- Don Hartman, Stephen Morehouse Avery
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 23, 1949 Wide
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A cutesy lightweight romantic comedy with a crass sitcom premise that should make one cringe.
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Cast
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Cary Grant
as Dr. Madison Brown
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Franchot Tone
as Roger Sanford
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Diana Lynn
as Julie Hudson
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Betsy Drake
as Anabel Sims
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Alan Mowbray
as Mr. Spitzer
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Elizabeth Risdon
as Mary Nolan
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Richard Gaines
as Sam McNutt
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Harry Hayden
as Gogarty
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Chick Chandler
as Soda Clerk
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Leon Belasco
as Violinist
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Fred Essler
as Pierre
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Anna Q. Nilsson
as Saleslady
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Eddie Albert
as Harry Proctor/'Old' Joe
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Jean Andren
as Customer
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Helen Brown
as Dignified Woman
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Claire Du Brey
as Mrs. Willoughby
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Joseph Granby
as Louis the Barber
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James Griffith
as Insurance Salesman
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Lois Hall
as Girl
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Selmar Jackson
as Clergyman
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Kate Lawson
as Large Woman
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Anne Nagel
as Woman
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Elaine Riley
as Young Lady
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Carolyn Hughes
as Girl at counter
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Gwyn Shipman
as Mother
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Louise Franklin
as Elevator girl
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Dan Foster
as Cigar store clerk
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Charmienne Harker
as Miss King
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Al Rhein
as Photographer
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Pat Hall
as Girl
- Elisabeth Risdon
