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The Bride Goes Wild

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Boozing children's author Greg Rawlings (Van Johnson), known as Uncle Bump, enlists the help of illustrator Martha Terryton (June Allyson), who is appalled by his womanizing ways and seeming hatred for kids. She threatens to tell the world he's a fraud, so he pretends to be a widower and the father of a troubled son (Butch Jenkins) in a scheme cooked up by his publisher (Hume Cronyn). Martha believes the story and tries to help him -- until she finds out the truth.

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Josephine O'Neill Daily Telegraph (Australia) 04/03/2019
Van Johnson and June Allyson, become surprisingly engaging comedians in this frivolous comedy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Norman Taurog

Director

Van Johnson

Greg Rawlings

June Allyson

Martha Terryton

Jackie "Butch" Jenkins

Danny

Hume Cronyn

John McGrath

Una Merkel

Miss Doberly
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Synopsis Boozing children's author Greg Rawlings (Van Johnson), known as Uncle Bump, enlists the help of illustrator Martha Terryton (June Allyson), who is appalled by his womanizing ways and seeming hatred for kids. She threatens to tell the world he's a fraud, so he pretends to be a widower and the father of a troubled son (Butch Jenkins) in a scheme cooked up by his publisher (Hume Cronyn). Martha believes the story and tries to help him -- until she finds out the truth.
Director
Norman Taurog
Producer
William H. Wright
Screenwriter
Albert Beich
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 38m