Wedding Present (1936)

Comedy Romance

Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out great stories, they often behave in an unprofessional and immature manner. After their shenanigans cause their frustrated city editor to resign, the publisher promotes Charlie to the job, a decision based on the premise that only a slacker would be able crack down on other shirkers and underachievers. His pomposity soon alienates most of his co-workers and causes Rusty to move to New York. Charlie resigns and along with gangster friend Smiles Benson tries to win Rusty back before she marries a stuffy society author.

Updated May 22 2020

Releases:

US -

1936-10-09

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Keywords:

screwball comedy

FACTS

Runtime: 81 mins Rating: 6.5 Tag Line: Miss Big Brown Eyes would rather race to a fire than trip to the altar and Cary is the lad who tuned the fire-gongs to the Wedding March.

Cast

Cary Grant

Charlie Mason

Joan Bennett

Monica 'Rusty' Fleming

Purnell Pratt

Howard Van Dorn

George Bancroft

Pete Stagg

William Demarest

Harry Fabian

Charles Middleton

Turnbull

Gene Lockhart

Archduke Gustav Ernest

Edward Brophy

Squinty