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Public Wedding(1937)
Status: Released
Date: 1937-07-09
57%
3 Votes
Time: 0h 58m
Overview:
The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fake 'public wedding' in the mouth of their unprofitable giant whale. But the intended 'bridegroom' absconds with the proceeds, arranging a substitute. The bride, Flip Lane (Jane Wyman), much to her surprise, finds herself really married to a handsome stranger, whose career as an artist she decides to manage, much to his dismay.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Public Wedding
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jane Wyman
Florence "Flip" Lane
William Hopper
Tony Burke
Dick Purcell
Joe Taylor
Marie Wilson
Tessie Schultz
Berton Churchill
H. Theodore "Pop" Lane III
Archie Robbins
Nick
Raymond Hatton
The Deacon
Veda Ann Borg
Bernice
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The operators of a bankrupt carnival sideshow hope to restore their fallen fortunes by staging a fake 'public wedding' in the mouth of their unprofitable giant whale. But the intended 'bridegroom' absconds with the proceeds, arranging a substitute. The bride, Flip Lane (Jane Wyman), much to her surprise, finds herself really married to a handsome stranger, whose career as an artist she decides to manage, much to his dismay.
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1937-07-09
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5.7
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