They Wanted to Marry

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They Wanted to Marry

Directed by	Lew Landers
Screenplay by	Paul Yawitz Ethel B. Borden
Story by	Larry Bachmann Daniel L. Teilhet
Produced by	Samuel J. Briskin Zion Myers
Starring	Betty Furness Gordon Jones
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Desmond Marquette
Music by	Roy Webb
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO
Release date	February 5, 1937 (1937-02-05)(US)^[1]
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

They Wanted to Marry is a 1937 romantic comedy film directed by Lew Landers from a screenplay by Paul Yawitz and Ethel Borden, based on a story by Larry Bachmann and Daniel L. Teilhet. RKO produced and distributed the film, releasing it on February 5, 1937. The picture stars Betty Furness and Gordon Jones.

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Plot

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Cast

Gordon Jones as Jim
Betty Furness as Sheila
E.E. Clive as Stiles
Patsy Parsons as Patsy (as Patsy Lee Parsons)
Henry Kolker as Mr. Hunter
Frank M. Thomas as Detective
Charles C. Wilson as Clark (as Charles Wilson)
William 'Billy' Benedict as Freckles (as William Benedict)
Diana Gibson as Helen

References

↑ "They Wanted to Marry: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.

External links

They Wanted to Marry at IMDb
They Wanted to Marry at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
They Wanted to Marry at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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They Wanted to Marry

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