A Bride for Henry

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A Bride for Henry
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Directed by William Nigh
Screenplay by Marion Orth
Story by Josephine Bentham
Produced by Dorothy Davenport
StarringSee below
Cinematography Gilbert Warrenton
Edited by Russell F. Schoengarth
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • 29 September 1937 (1937-09-29)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Bride for Henry is a 1937 American romantic drama film directed by William Nigh based on the Josephine Bentham short story of the same name that was published in Liberty magazine. Authors such as James Cox and Kylo-Patrick Hart have cited A Bride for Henry as within a subgenre of screwball comedies termed "sentimental comedy", where plots deal with domestic struggles but avoid true threats of adultery and ultimately defend marriage. The formation of the Production Code Administration (PCA) hastened the production of sentimental comedies; others include Maybe It's Love (1935), Three Married Men (1936), and Wife, Doctor, and Nurse (1937). [1]

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Plot

Sheila Curtis's (Anne Nagel) fiancé Eric Reynolds (Henry Mollison) fails to appear for the wedding, so Sheila drafts her lawyer, Henry Tuttle (Warren Hull), to stand in for the missing groom. When Eric finally shows up after sleeping off the bachelor party, Shelia intends to get a quick divorce and marry him after the media attention dies down. Although Henry has been in love with her for years, he gets fed up and spends his time on their honeymoon with his old girlfriend, wealthy Helen Van Orden (Claudia Dell), and a bevy of beauties. Shelia soon gets jealous, and realizes that Eric will always be unreliable while it's Henry she's always counted on and loved, but it might be too late. She realizes she may have taken Henry for granted.

Cast

Release

In September 2018, the film was available and streaming on "Moonlight Movies" channel. The film is also currently available on several YouTube accounts. [2]

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References

  1. Kylo-Patrick R. Hart, Film and Sexual Politics (Cambridge Scholars Press, 2006), 21; ISBN   9781847180377
  2. E.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h7MZCH6A1M