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They Just Had to Get Married is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Edward Ludwig released in USA on 5 january 1933 with Slim Summerville

They Just Had to Get Married (1933)

They Just Had to Get Married
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Released in USA 5 january 1933
Length 1h9
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Romance
Rating66% 3.307353.307353.307353.307353.30735

They Just Had to Get Married is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Ludwig and starring Slim Summerville, ZaSu Pitts, Roland Young, and Verree Teasdale.

The screenplay was written by Gladys Lehman, H.M. Walker, and an uncredited Preston Sturges, based on the Broadway play A Pair of Silk Stockings (1914) by Cyril Harcourt. This was the play's third film adaptation.

Synopsis

When wealthy Henry Davidson dies, he leaves all his money to his faithful butler, Sam Sutton (Summerville), and maid, Molly Hull (Pitts), who are finally able to get married. Their new lives as millionaires gets them involved with flirtatious Lola Montrose (Teasdale) and Davidson's relative Hillary Hume (Young), and complications ensue.

Actors

Slim Summerville

(Sam Sutton)Zasu Pitts

(Molly Hull)Roland Young

(Hillary Hume)Verree Teasdale

(Lola Montrose)C. Aubrey Smith

(Aubrey Hampton)
And :
David Landau
Robert Greig
Elizabeth Patterson
Wallis Clark
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