Always a Bride (1940 film)

For the British film, see Always a Bride (1953 film).

Always a Bride is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Rosemary Lane, George Reeves and John Eldredge. It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers as a second feature.

Always a Bride
Directed by	Noel M. Smith
Screenplay by	Robert E. Kent
Based on	Applesauce, 1925 play by Barry Conners
Produced by	Jack L. Warner Bryan Foy
Starring	Rosemary Lane George Reeves John Eldredge
Cinematography	Charles Schoenbaum
Edited by	Frank Magee
Music by	Rex Dunn
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	November 2, 1940 (1940-11-02)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Wealthy Alice Bond, dissatisfied with her dull fiancé Marshall Winkler, discards him in favor of Michael Stevens. To make certain that her new beau will be acceptable to her parents, Alice contrives to have Michael enter a mayoral campaign. As election day draws close, criminals complicate matters.^[1]

Cast

• Rosemary Lane as Alice Bond
• George Reeves as Michael 'Mike' Stevens
• John Eldredge as Marshall Winkler
• James Hayter as Dutton
• Virginia Brissac as Lucy Bond
• Francis Pierlot as Pete Bond
• Oscar O'Shea as Uncle Dan Jarvis
• Ferris Taylor as Mayor Paul Loomis
• Joe King as Mr. Franklyn (as Joseph King)
• Phyllis Ruth as Mary Ann Coleridge
• Lucia Carroll as Mayor's Receptionist
• Jack Mower as Martin, First Man Yelling Out at Meeting
• Tom Wilson as Charlie, Dance Party Guest

Reception

In a contemporary review for The New York Times, critic A. H. Weiler called the film "a story which barely has an affinity for its title" and wrote: "Flattery being specious at best and subject to change at a moment's notice, the Warner's dissertation on the subject in 'Always a Bride' ... falls short of its expected effect. Put the film down as comedy, but also as an oft-told tale which tends toward the dreary side."^[2]