''There Goes the Groom'' is a 1937

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directed by Joseph Santley and starring

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. It was Burgess Meredith's second film and his first screen comedy; his first film, Winterset (1936), was a serious romantic drama."Notes"

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Plot

Dick Matthews (

), just out of college, heads for the gold fields of Alaska to find his fortune. When he returns to marry his girl friend Janet Russell ( Louise Henry), he discovers that she is no longer interested him. When her mother learns that the fellow has struck it rich, she changes her daughter's mind. Unfortunately, the young man has become enamored of the girl's little sister Betty (

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Cast

as Betty Russell *

as Dick Matthews *

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as Mrs. Russell *

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as Dr. Becker * William Brisbane as Potter Russell * Louise Henry as Janet Russell *

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as Hank * Sumner Getchell as Billy Rapp * George Irving as Yacht Captain *

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as Martha *

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as Eddie - Interne

Production

The working title for the film was "Don't Forget to Remember". The part played by Burgess Meredith was originally scheduled to be played by John Boles.

Critical response

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'' said about the film, "The yarn is well-worn around the edges, but ... buoyantly and skillfully acted by each least or large member of the cast... The direction, camera and production are all first-rate. Theatres catering to smart clientele should especially look into There Goes the Groom," while ''

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'' said it was "an amiable comedy

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... may best be described as a cinematic exercise for Burgess Meredith, who dominates the whole affair. His performance, like the film, is occasionally brilliant, but on the whole does not merit more than a polite, indulgent commendation... eappears to be more at ease before the camera than he was in the memorable ''Winterset''. His approach is less strained and he seems to have dropped most of his stage mannerisms."Arnold, Jeremy
"There Goes the Groom (1937)"

References

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