June Bride (1948)

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June Bride is based on Feature for June, a play by Eileen Tighe and Graeme Lorimer. Bette Davis plays the businesslike editor of a fashionable woman's magazine, who plans a feature on a "typical" midwestern marriage. She assigns her aide (and former fiance) Robert Montgomery to cover the story, a… More June Bride is based on Feature for June, a play by Eileen Tighe and Graeme Lorimer. Bette Davis plays the businesslike editor of a fashionable woman's magazine, who plans a feature on a "typical" midwestern marriage. She assigns her aide (and former fiance) Robert Montgomery to cover the story, a task he feels is beneath him. Even so, Montgomery keeps his mouth shut as Davis and her assistants Fay Bainter and Mary Wickes descend upon the hapless family of the bride and re-arrange the household so that it will be more "appealing" to the magazine's devoted readers. Unable to stand any more of this, Montgomery devilishly upsets the apple cart: he convinces the younger sister (Betty Lynn) of the bride (Barbara Bates) to elope with the groom (Raymond Roe), for whom the sister carries a torch. Infuriated by Montgomery's intervention, Davis fires him on the spot. She later relents, realizing that the change in marital plans will make an even better story than her original concept. In so doing, Davis finally admits that she's still in love with the cheeky Montgomery. One of the better Bette Davis vehicles of the late 1940s, June Bride is chock full of brisk, bright dialogue and appealing characters. Debbie Reynolds makes her film debut in the teeny-tiny part of a friend of the bride. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By: Bretaigne Windust
Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 29, 1948 Wide
On DVD: Oct 28, 1992

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jay n

It's a battle of the sexes 50's style with the expected outcome but Bette Davis shows her light side ably supported by Fay Bainter and Mary Wickes. The whole cast actually are charming as is the film.
Melvin W

Boring and forgotten comedy from 1948 featuring Bette Davis. Never heard of it, but saw it on TMC and now I know why I have never heard of it. Bette Davis is the only thing worth seeing in the movie.

Cast

            Bette Davis as Linda Gilman

            Robert Montgomery as Carey Jackson

            Fay Bainter as Paula Winthrop

            Tom Tully as Mr. Brinker

            Betty Lynn as Boo Brinker

            Barbara Bates as Jeanne Brinker

            Jerome Cowan as Carleton Towne

            Mary Wickes as Rosemary McNally

            James Burke as Luke Potter

            Raymond Roe as Bud Mitchell

            Marjorie Bennett as Mrs. Brinker

            Ray Montgomery as Jim Mitchell

            George O'Hanlon as Scott Davis

            Sandra Gould as Miss Rubens

            Jesse Adams as Mrs. Lace

            Raymond Bond as Minister

            Esther Howard as Mrs. Mitchell

            Alice Kelley
            
            Anne Kimbell
            
            Jack Mower as Varga

            Debbie Reynolds as Boo's Girl Friend

            Mary Stuart as Plane Hostess

            John Vosper as Stafford

            Lotta Williams as Woody

            Patricia Northrup as Boo's Girlfriend
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