Next Time I Marry
Seen it?1938 | 65 min | Comedy, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who's survived a family wedding and anyone who's ever talked to their pet. Relationships are put under a microscope, for better or worse. A good follow-up to It Happened One Night or High Society. An animal steals a fair few scenes.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 5 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1938: an older pace and style.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would steal her heart and money. So Nancy pays Tony Anthony, working on a WPA road project, to marry, then divorce her. When Nancy inadvertently drives off with Tony's dog, Tony seemingly kidnaps her to retrieve the pooch, which leads to a cross-country race between the two to reach Reno and the divorce court since neither one wants to be the second to file papers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$20 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Garson Kanin
- Lucille BallNancy Crocker Fleming
- James EllisonAnthony J. Anthony
- Lee BowmanCount Georgi
- Granville BatesH.E. Crocker
- Mantan MorelandTilby
- Elliott SullivanRed
- Murray AlperJoe
- Jack AlbertsonReporter (uncredited)
- Eddie AcuffGas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- Joseph E. BernardMan Watering Lawn (uncredited)