Comedy ·Romance · United States of America · 1937 · 1h 0m

They Wanted to Marry

Director

Cast

Betty Furness as Sheila Hunter Gordon Jones as Jim Tyler E. E. Clive as Stiles Patsy Parsons as Patsy Henry Kolker as Mr. Hunter Frank M. Thomas as Detective

Crew

Desmond Marquette — Editor Paul Yawitz — Screenplay Ethel B. Borden — Screenplay Lawrence P. Bachmann — Story Darwin L. Teilhet — Story Edward Stevenson — Costume Design

Tagline

Perfectly matched! Her blue-blood background and his yellow journal foreground was the match that set fire to Park Avenue!

Synopsis

Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even likes his pigeon, who travels everywhere with him.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Lew Landers Director Desmond Marquette Editor Paul Yawitz Screenplay Ethel B. Borden Screenplay Lawrence P. Bachmann Story Darwin L. Teilhet Story Edward Stevenson Costume Design

Follow the Thread

Lew Landers directed They Wanted to Marry. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Lew Landers's filmography → More Comedy → More Romance →

Agent-readable