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and starring

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and

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The screenplay is based on the novel "My True Love" by Darwin Teilhet.

Plot

Vineyard owner Alvah Morrell and his girlfriend Lee Kingshead elope to Las Vegas before he must return to active military duty. They are unable to have a honeymoon because Alvah comes down with a case of chicken pox and Lee must be quarantined from him. Alvah leaves for 10 months. During this time, Lee finds no suitable way or time to tell her manipulative mother about the marriage. Mama pretends to have fainting spells and hides her personal foibles, which include smoking and gambling. Mama's goal is to marry Lee to the wealthy Herman Strouple, who owns a thriving cement business. Mama hopes to keep the married couple apart so that their union will never be consummated and can be legally annulled. By the time Alvah returns, so many people are pressuring him to sell his vineyard land and home to Herman that he feels alone, particularly when others conspire to have Alvah declared mentally ill and unable to conduct his own affairs. He must trust Lee to do the right thing, and soon they're finally spending their first night together.

Cast

as Alvah Morrell *

as Lee Kingshead *

as Herman Strouple *

as Mama Kingshead * Lillian Bronson as Aunt Elsa * Paul McVey as Dr. Trotter * Stephen Chase as Mr. Taylor *

Lee Aaker Lee William Aaker (September 25, 1943 – April 1, 2021)Goldrup, Tom & Goldrup, Jim (2002) Growing Up on the Set: Interviews with 39 Former Child Actors of Classic Film and Television', McFarland & Co Inc, , pp. 5–12 was an American child actor ...

as Donovan * Jack Kelly as Will Stubbins *

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as Cousin Luke

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:No Room For The Groom 1952 films Films scored by Frank Skinner American comedy films 1952 comedy films American black-and-white films 1950s English-language films 1950s American films

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