How to Commit Marriage

How to Commit Marriage

Bob Hope and Jackie Gleason request the honor of your presence at a swinging session on How to Commit Marriage.

1969 · 95 min · ★ 5.8 · Comedy

A young couple decide to live together and they wind up having a baby. They decide they should give the baby up for adoption. The baby's Mother's parents wind up adopting the baby using a fake name.

Directed by Norman Panama · Written by Ben Starr

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