Easy to Wed, the Glossary
Easy to Wed is a 1946 Technicolor American musical comedy film directed by Edward Buzzell, and starring Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Lucille Ball, and Keenan Wynn.[1]
Table of Contents
51 relations: Alienation of affections, Bathing Beauty, Ben Blue, Bigamy, Blanche Sewell, Bosley Crowther, Box set, Buster Keaton, Carlos Ramírez (singer), Carmen Miranda, Cecil Kellaway, Defamation, Dorothy Kingsley, Edward Buzzell, Edward Sedgwick, Esther Williams, Ethel Smith (organist), Grant Mitchell (actor), Harriet Lee (singer), Harry Stradling, I Love Lucy, Jack Conway (filmmaker), Jack Cummings (director), James Flavin, Jean Harlow, Johnny Green, Jonathan Hale, Josephine Whittell, June Lockhart, Justice of the peace, Keenan Wynn, Libeled Lady, Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, Lucille Ball, Maurine Dallas Watkins, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Musical film, Myrna Loy, Paul Harvey (actor), Pete Smith (film producer), Sondra Rodgers, Spencer Tracy, Technicolor, The New York Times, Thrill of a Romance, Van Johnson, Variety (magazine), Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, William Powell, ... Expand index (1 more) »
- 1946 musical comedy films
- Films directed by Buster Keaton
- Films with screenplays by Buster Keaton
Alienation of affections
Alienation of affections is a common law tort, abolished in many jurisdictions.
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Bathing Beauty
Bathing Beauty is a 1944 American musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney, and starring Red Skelton and Esther Williams. Easy to Wed and Bathing Beauty are American musical comedy films.
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Ben Blue
Ben Blue (born Benjamin Bernstein; 9 December 1901 – 7 March 1975) was a Canadian-American actor and comedian whose varied career on stage, in movies, and in television appearances, spanned nearly 50 years.
Bigamy
In a culture where only monogamous relationships are legally recognized, bigamy is the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another.
Blanche Sewell
Blanche Irene Sewell (October 27, 1898 – February 2, 1949) was an American film editor.
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Bosley Crowther
Francis Bosley Crowther Jr. (July 13, 1905 – March 7, 1981) was an American journalist, writer, and film critic for The New York Times for 27 years.
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Box set
A boxed set or (its US name) box set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box, hence 'boxed', and offered for sale as a single unit.
Buster Keaton
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and film director.
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Carlos Ramírez (singer)
Carlos Julio Ramírez (August 4, 1916 in Tocaima, Cundinamarca – December 12, 1986 in Miami, Florida) was a Colombian baritone who became a MGM Studios contract actor in Hollywood during the 1940s.
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Carmen Miranda
Maria do Carmo Miranda da Cunha (9 February 1909 – 5 August 1955), known professionally as Carmen Miranda, was a Portuguese-born Brazilian singer, dancer, and actress.
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Cecil Kellaway
Cecil Lauriston Kellaway (22 August 1890 – 28 February 1973) was a South African character actor.
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Defamation
Defamation is a communication that injures a third party's reputation and causes a legally redressable injury.
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Dorothy Kingsley
Dorothy Kingsley (October 14, 1909 – September 26, 1997) was an American screenwriter, who worked extensively in film, radio, and television.
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Edward Buzzell
Edward Buzzell (November 13, 1895 – January 11, 1985) was an American film actor and director whose credits include Child of Manhattan (1933); Honolulu (1939); the Marx Brothers films At the Circus (1939) and Go West (1940); the musicals Best Foot Forward (1943), Song of the Thin Man (1947), and Neptune's Daughter (1949); and Easy to Wed (1946).
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Edward Sedgwick
Edward Sedgwick (November 7, 1889 – March 7, 1953) was an American film director, writer, actor and producer.
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Esther Williams
Esther Jane Williams (August 8, 1921 – June 6, 2013) was an American competitive swimmer and actress.
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Ethel Smith (organist)
Ethel Smith (born Ethel Goldsmith; November 22, 1902 – May 10, 1996) was an American organist who played primarily in a pop or Latin style on the Hammond organ. She had a long recording career and appeared in many films.
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Grant Mitchell (actor)
John Grant Mitchell Jr. (June 17, 1874 – May 1, 1957) was an American actor.
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Harriet Lee (singer)
Harriet Lee was an American radio singer during the Golden Age of Radio in the 1920s–1930s.
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Harry Stradling
Henry A. Stradling, A.S.C. (September 1, 1901 – February 14, 1970) was an American cinematographer with more than 130 films to his credit.
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I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, with a total of 180 half-hour episodes spanning six seasons.
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Jack Conway (filmmaker)
Hugh Ryan "Jack" Conway (July 17, 1886 – October 11, 1952) was an American film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the 20th century.
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Jack Cummings (director)
John Cummings (February 16, 1905 – April 28, 1989) was an American film producer and director.
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James Flavin
James William Flavin Jr. (May 14, 1906 – April 23, 1976) was an American character actor whose stage, film, and television career lasted some forty years.
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Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter; March 3, 1911 – June 7, 1937) was an American actress.
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Johnny Green
John Waldo Green (October 10, 1908 – May 15, 1989) was an American songwriter, composer, musical arranger, conductor and pianist.
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Jonathan Hale
Jonathan Hale (born Jonathan Hatley; March 21, 1891 – February 28, 1966) was a Canadian-born film and television actor.
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Josephine Whittell
Josephine Whittell (born Josephine Cunningham; November 30, 1883 – June 1, 1961) was an American character actress of silent and sound films.
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June Lockhart
June Lockhart (born June 25, 1925) is an American retired actress, beginning a film career in the 1930s and 1940s in such films as ''A Christmas Carol'' and Meet Me in St. Louis.
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Justice of the peace
A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer of a lower court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.
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Keenan Wynn
Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn (July 27, 1916 – October 14, 1986) was an American character actor.
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Libeled Lady
Libeled Lady is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Jack Conway and starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy. Easy to Wed and Libeled Lady are films about journalists.
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Loews Cineplex Entertainment
Loews Cineplex Entertainment, also known as Loews Incorporated, was an American theater chain operating in North America.
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Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
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Lucille Ball
Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedian, producer, and studio executive.
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Maurine Dallas Watkins
Maurine Dallas Watkins (July 27, 1896 – August 10, 1969) was an American playwright and screenwriter.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, commonly shortened to MGM), is an American media company specializing in film and television production and distribution based in Beverly Hills, California.
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Musical film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing.
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Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy (born Myrna Adele Williams; August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American film, television and stage actress.
Paul Harvey (actor)
Roy Paul Harvey (September 10, 1882 – December 5, 1955) was an American character actor who appeared in at least 177 films.
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Pete Smith (film producer)
Peter Schmidt (September 4, 1892 – January 12, 1979), known professionally as Pete Smith, was an American producer and narrator of short subject films.
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Sondra Rodgers
Sondra Rodgers (born Fenella Jewell Rodgers; 1903–1997) was an American film and television actress.
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Spencer Tracy
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor.
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Technicolor
Technicolor is a series of color motion picture processes, the first version dating back to 1916, and followed by improved versions over several decades.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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Thrill of a Romance
Thrill of a Romance (also known as Thrill of a New Romance) is an American Technicolor romance film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1945, starring Van Johnson, Esther Williams and Carleton G. Young, with musical performances by Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra and opera singer Lauritz Melchior.
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Van Johnson
Charles Van Dell Johnson (August 25, 1916 – December 12, 2008) was an American actor and dancer.
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Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment
Warner Bros.
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William Powell
William Horatio Powell (July 29, 1892 – March 5, 1984) was an American actor, known primarily for his film career.
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Without Love (film)
Without Love is a 1945 romantic comedy film directed by Harold S. Bucquet and starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, and Lucille Ball.
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See also
1946 musical comedy films
- Beale Street Mama
- Betty Co-Ed
- Blue Skies (1946 film)
- Cuban Pete (film)
- Departure at Seven
- Down Missouri Way
- Easy to Wed
- Freddie Steps Out
- High School Hero (1946 film)
- Holiday in Mexico
- Hollywood Bound
- If I'm Lucky (film)
- It's Great to Be Young (1946 film)
- Junior Prom
- Love in Syncopation
- Meet the Navy (film)
- Old MacDonald Had a Farm (film)
- People Are Funny (film)
- Road to Utopia
- Sing While You Dance
- Solid Serenade
- Swing Parade of 1946
- The Harvey Girls
- The Kid from Brooklyn
- The Songstress (film)
- Three Little Girls in Blue
- Two Sisters from Boston
Films directed by Buster Keaton
- Allez Oop
- Battling Butler
- Blue Blazes
- College (1927 film)
- Convict 13
- Cops (film)
- Day Dreams (1922 film)
- Easy to Wed
- Go West (1925 film)
- Grand Slam Opera
- Hard Luck (1921 film)
- In the Good Old Summertime
- Love Nest on Wheels
- Mixed Magic
- My Wife's Relations
- Neighbors (1920 film)
- One Week (1920 film)
- Our Hospitality
- Seven Chances
- Sherlock Jr.
- Spite Marriage
- Steamboat Bill, Jr.
- Tars and Stripes
- The Balloonatic
- The Blacksmith
- The Boat (1921 film)
- The Cameraman
- The Electric House
- The Frozen North
- The General (1926 film)
- The Goat (1921 film)
- The Gold Ghost
- The Haunted House (1921 film)
- The High Sign
- The Love Nest (1923 film)
- The Navigator (1924 film)
- The Paleface (1922 film)
- The Playhouse (film)
- The Railrodder
- The Scarecrow (1920 film)
- Three Ages
Films with screenplays by Buster Keaton
- A Night at the Opera (film)
- A Southern Yankee
- At the Circus
- Cops (film)
- Cynthia (film)
- Day Dreams (1922 film)
- Easy to Wed
- Excuse My Dust (1951 film)
- Go West (1925 film)
- Go West (1940 film)
- Grand Slam Opera
- Hard Luck (1921 film)
- In the Good Old Summertime
- Mooching Through Georgia
- My Wife's Relations
- Neighbors (1920 film)
- One Week (1920 film)
- Pest from the West
- She Went to the Races
- Tales of Manhattan
- The Balloonatic
- The Blacksmith
- The Boat (1921 film)
- The Electric House
- The Frozen North
- The General (1926 film)
- The Goat (1921 film)
- The Haunted House (1921 film)
- The High Sign
- The Love Nest (1923 film)
- The Paleface (1922 film)
- The Playhouse (film)
- The Railrodder
- The Rough House
- The Scarecrow (1920 film)
- Three Ages
- Too Hot to Handle (1938 film)