Almost Married (1932 film)

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Almost Married
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Directed by William Cameron Menzies
Screenplay by Guy Bolton
Alexander Kirkland
Wallace Smith
Based onThe Devil's Triangle by Andrew Soutar
Produced by William Sistrom
Starring Violet Heming
Ralph Bellamy
Alexander Kirkland
Alan Dinehart
Cinematography John J. Mescall
George Schneiderman
Edited by Harold D. Schuster
Music by George Lipschultz
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • July 17, 1932 (1932-07-17)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Almost Married is a 1932 American pre-Code thriller film directed by William Cameron Menzies and written by Guy Bolton, Alexander Kirkland and Wallace Smith. The film stars Violet Heming, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander Kirkland and Alan Dinehart. [1] [2]

Contents

The film is adapted from the 1931 novel The Devil's Triangle by the British writer Andrew Soutar. It was made by Fox Film, the forerunner of 20th Century Fox. The film's art director was Gordon Wiles while the costumes were designed by Dolly Tree.

Plot

A Russian woman with a forged passport attempts to elude the police and seeks the assistance of a man she met one summer in Scotland. She married an official at the British Embassy in Moscow, and settles down with him in England. However she reveals that she is already married, and her husband is criminally insane.

Cast

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References

  1. "Almost Married (1932) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. "Almost Married". Afi.com. Retrieved October 13, 2015.