There Goes the Bride

There Goes the Bride

1932 · 79 min · ★ 6.5 · Romance, Comedy, Music

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...

Directed by Albert de Courville · Written by Henry Koster

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Jessie Matthews Annette Marquand
Owen Nares Max
Carol Goodner Cora
Jerry Verno Clark - the chauffeur
Mignon O'Doherty Mme. Duchaine
Roland Culver Jacques
David Niven Bit Role (uncredited)
Charles Carson M. Marquand (uncredited)
Barbara Everest Mme. Marquand (uncredited)
Laurence Hanray Police Chief (uncredited)
Max Kirby Pierre (uncredited)
Gordon McLeod M. Duchaine (uncredited)

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