THERE GOES THE BRIDE (1932) Jessie Matthews, Owen Nares & Carol Goodner | Comedy, Romance | B&W

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There Goes the Bride is a 1932 British comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Jessie Matthews, Owen Nares, Carol Goodner, Basil Radford and Roland Culver. The screenplay concerns a woman who breaks off her an engagement and escapes to Paris.

SYNOPSIS
A businessman's daughter runs away from an arranged marriage, only to find herself penniless and suspected of theft after she becomes the victim of a bag thief in the train. When she refuses to tell him who she really is, her accuser decides to take her home where he can keep an eye on her until 12 o'clock the next day, the time at which she has calculated that it will be safe to tell the truth! But when his fiancée arrives unexpectedly and then his 'guest' is mistaken for her, it all gets rather embarrassing...

Running away from an arranged marriage, businessman's daughter Annette (Jessie Matthews) boards a train to Paris, only to have her bag stolen, and then herself suspected of theft by Max (Owen Nares), a wealthy young man sharing her carriage. Annette insists she was robbed, but cannot go into further detail because her picture is all over the newspapers, and she needs to escape. Max refuses to let her out of his sight until she can better explain, which she says she promises to do after 24 hours have passed. Farcical situations ensue, involving Max's fiance Cora (Carol Goodner), and all the while Max and Annette are falling in love.

CAST & CREW
Jessie Matthews as Annette Marquand
Owen Nares as Max
Carol Goodner as Cora
Charles Carson as Monsieur Marquand
Barbara Everest as Madame Marquand
Basil Radford as Rudolph
Winifred Oughton as Housekeeper
Jerry Verno as Clark, the chauffeur
Roland Culver as Jacques
Jack Morrison as Alphonse
Mignon O'Doherty as Madame Duchaine
Max Kirby as Pierre
Gordon McLeod as Monsieur Duchaine
Laurence Hanray as Police Chief
George Zucco as Prosecutor
Carroll Gibbons as Himself
Savoy Orpheans as Themselves
David Niven as Minor role

Directed by Albert de Courville
Written by adaptation, scenario & dialogue: W. P. Lipscomb, Story by Henry Koster, Wolfgang Wilhelm
Produced by Michael Balcon
Cinematography Alex Bryce
Edited by Ian Dalrymple
Music songs by: Noel Gay, Fred Raymond; lyrics: Clifford Grey; musical score: Louis Levy
Production companies Gainsborough Pictures in association with: British Lion Film Corporation
Presented by Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Distributed by Ideal (UK)
Release dates 26 October 1932 (London, UK)
Running time 79 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

NOTES
It is a remake of the German film Mary's Start in die Ehe, also known as Ich bleib' bei dir (1931). David Niven makes his film debut in a tiny uncredited role.

It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Norman Arnold.

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