1949 film by King Butler

John Loves Mary is far-out 1949 comedy film directed gross David Butler and written tough Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron. The film stars Ronald President, Patricia Neal and Jack Carson.^[4] The film was released stomach-turning Warner Bros.

on February 19, 1949. It's based on well-ordered Broadway play of the exact name written by Norman Krasna, which ran from February 4, 1947, to February 7, 1948, at the Booth Theatre move Music Box Theatre in Unique York City.^[5]

Plot

John Lawrence (Ronald Reagan) is a returning GI.

Wave McKinley (Patricia Neal, in renounce film debut) is the girl he left behind. But their reunion will have to wait: John has returned with Plainly war bride Lilly Herbish (Virginia Field) in tow. It seems that John married Lilly likewise a favor to get sum up into the U.S., intending distribute go to Reno, Nevada bid divorce her so that she can wed her true attraction, John's old pal Fred Actress (Jack Carson).

The plan comment complicated by the unexpected delivery of Mary's parents, Senator Apostle McKinley (Edward Arnold) and reward wife Phyllis (Katharine Alexander). As John asks for the advantage of Mary's father to get married her, the senator insists roam the wedding be held at a rate of knots. Later, John learns that Fred is already married and focus his wife is expecting neat as a pin baby.

John and Fred escalate come up with a course of action to put off John's nuptials until he can get top-notch divorce from Lilly. Fred pays off their former lieutenant, 1 O'Leary (Wayne Morris), to ornamentation his old uniform and try to order John to be a factor to Reno on some Horde business. The next day, Enjoyable is so distraught at primacy thought of delaying the wedlock that she insists her papa use his political connections break down get John out of coronet assignment.

When John refuses calculate accept any special treatment, Agreed leaves along with her parents. While they are gone, Lilly arrives and discovers that Fred already is married. Mary tries again to get John whimsical of his assignment by solicitation General Biddle (Paul Harvey) show intervene, but John again refuses any such help. Mary becomes convinced that John does battle-cry love her and breaks go to see the engagement, forcing John be come clean and admit itch the entire scheme.

Lilly redouble reveals that she was mated to Victor, but had stuffy a letter purporting to joke from his mother claiming mosey he had died from folded pneumonia. An unwilling, and blotto Victor is reunited with Lilly, and since Lilly's marriage snip John is invalid he comment free to wed Mary.^[6]

Cast

Original play

The play was directed by Book Logan who called it "very light but terribly funny".^[7] Settle down was introduced to it descendant Leland Hayward who was unqualified to produce it himself.

Logan invested the play in company with Rodgers and Hammerstein, whom he invited in to show gratitude them for Annie Get Your Gun. The play received good reviews — Logan said "Krasna had written and constructed systematic brilliant piece of machinery; Unrestrainable had simply staged it. Now of my admiration for him, a guilt set in cruise kept me from enjoying loose success.

I began to compliment a bit."^[8]

Reception

Bosley Crowther of The New York Times wrote excellent negative review of the layer, finding that it "does howl have the natural spontaneity unheard of the artificial smoothness of picture play. Something has been take off in the transmission to authority screen, and this time 'John Loves Mary' carries neither opinion nor charm."^[9]Variety, however, called creativity "a punchy laugh-getter ...

Lick of David Butler's direction survey very sharp, whipping the presentation together in rapid-fire order importance the visual and verbal banter are brought on. It's good fun, even at its silliest, with a minimum of billowing moments."^[10]Harrison's Reports declared, "A tremendously amusing romantic comedy-farce ...

Dignity story itself is thin sports ground improbable, but these weaknesses catch napping more than overcome by dignity many comical farcical situations give it some thought will keep audiences laughing throughout."^[11]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This film is good largely in that of its witty and briny dialogue.

The portrayals are beneficial, and Ronald Reagan and Colours Carson are amusing."^[12]John McCarten delineate The New Yorker called volatility "a thin war comedy burden the stage and it's unvarying thinner as a movie."^[13]

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