The Gay Bride

1934 "The Preacher asked "WILL YOU TAKE THIS MAN?" She Answered "I WILL-AND HOW!""
6.4| 1h20m| NR| en| More Info
Released: 14 December 1934 Released
Producted By: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Country: United States of America
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Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectancy and finances of a gangster are unstable.

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Comedy, Crime

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Director

Jack Conway

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Protraph Lack of good storyline.
Beanbioca As Good As It Gets
Derrick Gibbons An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
utgard14 Gold-digging chorus girl (Carole Lombard) marries a dim-witted gangster (Nat Pendleton) for his money. His gangster cronies are jealous and scheme against him for a shot at Lombard. Kind of gross, right? Meanwhile, bodyguard Chester Morris has been protecting Carole and she starts to fall for him. Unbelievably, Chester is supposed to be honest and decent, despite working for gangsters. Weird.Carole's gorgeous and has fun banter with Chester Morris. Nice supporting cast including Zasu Pitts, Sam Hardy, and Leo Carrillo. Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson has an uncredited bit part. Funny gangster screwball comedy. Lombard's only movie for MGM and reportedly the movie she considered to be her worst. I can't see why. It wasn't her best but I thought it was fun.
Kalaman Possible Spoiler."The Gay Bride" is one of Carole Lombard's most graceful & scintillating vehicles. An MGM property directed by Jack Conway, "Gay Bride" works like a playful blend of wisecracking screwball comedy, crime drama, and romantic melodrama. Lombard is superb as the bubbly, gold-digging chorus girl turned bride. She marries a gang leader ‘Shoots', played by Nat Pendleton ("Slight Case of Murder"), only for his money but soon loses both. Chester Morris as the concerned mechanic James aka 'Office Boy' has a pleasing presence throughout. Zazu Pitts as the Mirabelle is amusing as always. Leo Carrillo is also great as Mickey.What's so interesting about Lombard's character is the range of qualities and emotions she displays throughout the movie. First, Mary is depicted as whiny, cynical gold digger with a penchant for one-liners. Then she learns to be serious and behaves well in a dangerous situation involving murder & extortion, then she becomes truly & madly in love with Morris' Office Boy. In the final moments, where Lombard shows us how loving, passionate and committed she can be, there is an aura of delicate, almost mystical romanticism that redeems the wildness & implausibility of the previous scenes.
manxman-1 Easy to see why Lombard was the highest paid actress in Hollywood at one time. Breathtakingly beautiful and with a wonderful sense of humor. That said, The Gay Bride is a fun movie but very much on the modest side. An amusing trifle about a heartless, gold-digging chorus girl bent on marrying one gangster after another, only to see them wiped out before she can get her hands on the cash. Chester Morris, a gangster's book-keeper, the one true love interest - whom of course she despises because he has no money. Amusing sparks struck between the two that provides the main thrust of the comedy. The great Zasu Pitts in a wisecracking supporting role. Not a great movie but a few good laughs - and a chance to see Lombard at her most luminous. Worth the time.
daryl42 Carole Lombard is great, it's somewhat forgotten how good she was at delivering the one liners. She gets off some good ones as the golddigging chorus line girl who marries a gangster. The fact that the life expectancy of a gangster is short only complicates her plans. The film goes a off the rails when she falls for one of them. It would have been more fun to watch her carry on as she had but she is still worth watching. Zazu Pitts in a funny supporting role.