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Holy Matrimony (1943)

Holy Matrimony poster
Directed by
John M. Stahl
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
U
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy artist fakes his own death to escape his old life. He then poses as his own brother and takes up with a housekeeper.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulwarmquick-wittedgentlecharmingold-fashioned

What happens

Holy Matrimony is a 1943 comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was based on the 1908 novel Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett. It stars Monty Woolley and Gracie Fields, with Laird Cregar, Una O'Connor, Alan Mowbray, Franklin Pangborn, Eric Blore, and George Zucco in supporting roles. Screenwriter Nunnally Johnson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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