And So They Were Married

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And So They Were Married
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Directed by Elliott Nugent
Screenplay by Doris Anderson
Joseph Anthony
Laurie Brazee
Based onBless Their Hearts
1936 story in Good Housekeeping
by Sarah Addington
Produced by B. P. Schulberg
Starring Melvyn Douglas
Mary Astor
Edith Fellows
Cinematography Henry Freulich
Edited by Gene Milford
Music by Howard Jackson
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 10, 1936 (1936-05-10)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

And So They Were Married is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor and Edith Fellows. [1] The film was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It has elements of a screwball comedy. [2]

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Plot

When widower Stephen Blake and bitter divorcée Edith Farnham meet at a ski resort during a Christmas vacation, Blake's son and Farnham's daughter conspire to keep their romance from the altar. After creating much mayhem, they succeed in breaking things up, only to reconsider for their parents' happiness.

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  1. Renzi p.187
  2. Milberg p.90

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