1935 British film

Marry the Girl

Directed by| Maclean Rogers
Written by| Kathleen Butler
Maclean Rogers
Based on| Marry the Girl
by Arthur Miller and George Arthurs
Produced by| Herbert Smith
Starring| Sonnie Hale
Winifred Shotter
Judy Kelly

Production
company

British Lion

Distributed by| British Lion

Release date

* 1935 (1935)

Running time

| 69 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Marry the Girl is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers, who wrote the script. It is a screen adaption of the original 1930 Aldwych farce Marry the Girl, written by George Arthurs and Arthur Miller.[1]

Nine of the twelve Aldwych plays had been adapted for film by 1935, with some of the leading roles played by members of the original stage company. Eight of these films were directed by Tom Walls and one by Jack Raymond. The production companies for the earlier films in the series were British & Dominions Film Corporation and Gaumont British.[2] Marry the Girl, however, was filmed by British Lion Films with none of the original stars, except for Winifred Shotter reprising her stage role. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios[3] with sets designed by Norman G. Arnold.

## Plot[edit]

Wally Gibbs is sued for breach of promise by his former girlfriend Doris Chattaway. His current fiancée, Jane Elliott, breaks off their engagement. Wally ends up with Doris, and Jane pairs off with Wally's friend Hugh Delafield, who has been the Counsel for the Plaintiff in the lawsuit.

## Cast[edit]

* Sonnie Hale as Wally Gibbs
* Winifred Shotter as Doris Chattaway
* Hugh Wakefield as Hugh Delafield
* Judy Kelly as Jane Elliott
* C. Denier Warren as Banks
* Kenneth Kove as Cyril Chattaway
* Maidie Hope as Mrs Elliott
* Wally Patch as Bookmaker
* John Deverell as Judge
* Lawrence Anderson as Counsel for the defence

Source: British Film Institute[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Aldwych Theatre", The Times, 25 November 1930, p. 12
2. ^ "Tom Walls" British Film Institute, accessed 3 March 2013
3. ^ Wood p.87
4. ^ "Marry the Girl", British Film Institute, accessed 3 March 2013

### Bibliography[edit]

* Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
* Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

## External links[edit]

* Marry the Girl at IMDb

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Films by Maclean Rogers

* The Third Eye (1929)
* The Mayor's Nest (1932)
* The Crime at Blossoms (1933)
* Summer Lightning (1933)
* Up for the Derby (1933)
* Trouble (1933)
* It's a Cop (1934)
* Virginia's Husband (1934)
* The Scoop (1934)
* The Feathered Serpent (1934)
* A Little Bit of Bluff (1935)
* The Right Age to Marry (1935)
* Old Faithful (1935)
* Marry the Girl (1935)
* A Wife or Two (1936)
* Not So Dusty (1936)
* To Catch a Thief (1936)
* The Heirloom Mystery (1936)
* The Happy Family (1936)
* Nothing Like Publicity (1936)
* Busman's Holiday (1936)
* Farewell to Cinderella (1937)
* Strange Adventures of Mr. Smith (1937)
* Fifty-Shilling Boxer (1937)
* All That Glitters (1937)
* Father Steps Out (1937)
* Why Pick on Me? (1937)
* Racing Romance (1937)
* Easy Riches (1938)
* His Lordship Regrets (1938)
* Darts Are Trumps (1938)
* Weddings Are Wonderful (1938)
* Paid in Error (1938)
* Miracles Do Happen (1939)
* His Lordship Goes to Press (1939)
* Old Mother Riley Joins Up (1940)
* Shadowed Eyes (1940)
* Facing the Music (1941)
* Front Line Kids (1942)
* Gert and Daisy's Weekend (1942)
* Gert and Daisy Clean Up (1942)
* Variety Jubilee (1943)
* I'll Walk Beside You (1943)
* Somewhere in Civvies (1943)
* Give Me the Stars (1945)
* Don Chicago (1945)
* The Trojan Brothers (1946)
* Woman to Woman (1947)
* Calling Paul Temple (1948)
* The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948)
* Dark Secret (1949)
* Paul Temple's Triumph (1950)
* Something in the City (1950)
* Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951)
* Madame Louise (1951)
* Paul Temple Returns (1952)
* Salute the Toff (1952)
* Hammer the Toff (1952)
* Down Among the Z Men (1952)
* Alf's Baby (1953)
* Force's Sweetheart (1953)
* Behind the Headlines (1953)
* Flannelfoot (1953)
* Johnny on the Spot (1954)
* Calling All Cars (1954)
* Assignment Redhead (1956)
* Not So Dusty (1956)
* You Pay Your Money (1957)
* Not Wanted on Voyage (1957)
* Mark of the Phoenix (1958)
* A Clean Sweep (1958)
* Just Joe (1960)

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