''Let's Get Married'' (French: ''Marions-nous'') is a 1931 French

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Louis Mercanton Louis Mercanton (4 May 1879 – 29 April 1932) was a Swiss people, Swiss film director, screenwriter and actor. Mercanton was born in Nyon, Vaud, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Partial filmography Director * ' ...

and starring Alice Cocéa,

Fernand Gravey Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France),Death certificate # 8/445/1970 also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was a Belgian-born French actor. Early life Gravey was the son o ...

and

Marguerite Moreno Marguerite Moreno (born Lucie Marie Marguerite Monceau; 15 September 1871, Paris - 14 July 1948, Touzac, Lot) was a French stage and film actress. On 12 September 1900, in England, she married the writer Marcel Schwob, whom she had met in 18 ...

. It was made at the

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Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

by the French subsidiary of

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as a remake of the company's 1930 film '' Her Wedding Night''. Such

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s were common in the early years of

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before

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became commonplace.

Cast

* Alice Cocéa as Gisèle Landry *

as Francis Latour *

as Madame Marchal *

Robert Burnier Robert Burnier (1897–1974) was a French film actor.Goble p.920 Selected filmography * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * '' Let's Get Married'' (1931) * '' Miche'' (1932) * ''Côte d'Azur'' (1932) * ''Make-Up'' (1932) * ''Nothing But Li ...

as Claude Mallet *

Pierre Etchepare Pierre Paul Lucien Salvat Etchepare (2 October 1891 – 20 April 1943) was a French actor. Pierre Etchepare was born in Paris and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine. Selected filmography * '' Happy Couple'' (1923) * '' My Aunt from Ho ...

as Adolphe *

Jacqueline Delubac Jacqueline Delubac (1907–1997) was a French stage and film actress.Williams. p. 158. She was married to actor, director and writer Sacha Guitry and appeared in a number of his productions on both stage and screen. Selected filmography * '' Ch� ...

as Simone *

Helena D'Algy Helena D'Algy (1906 - ?) was a Portuguese stage and film actress. D'Algy performed on Broadway in the ''Ziegfeld Follies of 1923'' and ''The Sex Fable'' (1931). She appeared in 20 films, the majority in Hollywood during the silent era. Her care ...

as Lolita *

Véra Flory Véra Flory (1907–2006) was a German-born French film actress of the silent and early sound eras. Powrie & Rebillard p.226 Selected filmography * '' Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * '' Cousin Bette'' (1928) * '' The Feather'' (1929) * ''The Unknown ...

as Maroussia

Reception

The film was judged "mediocre" and very similar to ''Chérie''. It is remembered for its songs.

References

Bibliography

* Waldman, Harry & Slide, Anthony. ''Hollywood and the Foreign Touch: A Dictionary of Foreign Filmmakers and Their Films from America, 1910-1995''. Scarecrow Press, 1996.

External links

* 1931 films French comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Louis Mercanton Films shot at Joinville Studios Paramount Pictures films French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub