''The Groom Wore Spurs'' is a 1951 American

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Richard Whorf Richard Whorf (June 4, 1906 – December 14, 1966) was an American actor, writer and film director. Life and acting career Whorf was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts to Harry and Sarah (née Lee) Whorf. His older brother was linguist Benjamin Le ...

and starring

Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starri ...

and

Jack Carson John Elmer Carson (October 27, 1910 – January 2, 1963) was a Canadian-born American film actor. Carson often played the role of comedic friend in films of the 1940s and 1950s, including ''The Strawberry Blonde'' (1941) with James Cagney and ...

Plot

Hollywood Singing cowboy Ben Castle (

) hires lawyer "A.J." Furnival (

) to get him out of his gambling debts that he incurred in Las Vegas to Harry Kallen

Stanley Ridges Stanley Charles Ridges (17 July 1890 – 22 April 1951) was an English-born, American actor who made more than 100 appearances in theatre and movies from 1917 to 1951. After his American film debut in ''Success'' (1923), he appeared in films s ...

. Kallan recognises A.J. as the daughter of a legendary attorney who helped him on several occasions. Castle seduces A.J. into a quick wedding with Kallan forgiving Castle his debts. A.J. discovers that Castle schemed the entire meeting and wedding with the intended result. Encouraged by her roommate Alice (

Joan Davis Josephine "Joan" Davis (June 29, 1907 – May 22, 1961) was an American comedic actress whose career spanned vaudeville, film, radio, and television. Remembered best for the 1950s television comedy ''I Married Joan'', Davis had a successful earl ...

) A.J. decides to get her revenge by living with him. She settles Castle's film contract, then discovers that he is a

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who in real life in unable to ride a horse or sing. Gangsters decide to frame Castle with a murder.

Cast

as "A.J." Furnival *

as Ben Castle *

as Alice Dean *

as Harry Kallen *

John Litel John Beach Litel (December 30, 1892 – February 3, 1972) was an American film and television actor. Early life Litel was born in Albany, Wisconsin. During World War I, he enlisted in the French Army and was twice decorated for bravery. Ba ...

as Uncle George * James Brown as Steve Hall *

Victor Sen Yung Sen Yung, later known professionally as Victor Sen Young (born Sen Yew Cheung; October 18, 1914 – c. November 9, 1980); one source lists his given name as Victor Cheung Young with the birth year 1915)) was an American character actor, best kn ...

as Ignacio *

Mira McKinney Mira McKinney (October 23, 1892 – May 2, 1978) was an American actress. She appeared in the films ''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop'', ''Blazing Sixes'', '' Young Fugitives'', '' The Road to Reno'', '' Garden of the Moon'', ''Prairie Moon'' ...

as Mrs. Forbes * Gordon Nelson as Ricky * George Meader as Bellboy at the Lariat * Kemp Niver as Killer * Robert Williams as Jake Harris

Soundtrack

* "No More Wandrin' Around" (Music by Emil Newman, lyrics by Leon Pober)

External links

* * 1951 films 1951 comedy films American black-and-white films American comedy films 1950s satirical films American satirical films Films about actors Films scored by Emil Newman Universal Pictures films Films scored by Arthur Lange 1950s English-language films 1950s American films English-language comedy films {{1950s-comedy-film-stub