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The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red

  • Status: Released
  • 08-10-1937
  • Runtime: 103 min
  • Score: 6.7
  • Vote count: 21

A poor singer in a bar masquerades as a rich society woman thanks to a rich benefactor.

Joan Crawford

Anni Pavlovitch

Franchot Tone

Giulio

Robert Young

Rudolph 'Rudi' Pal

Billie Burke

Contessa di Meina

Reginald Owen

Admiral Monti

Lynne Carver

Maddelena Monti

George Zucco

Count Armalia

Mary Philips

Maria

Paul Porcasi

Signor Nobili

Dickie Moore

Pietro

Frank Puglia

Alberto

Rafael Alcayde

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Nino Bellini

Cosmos Club Waiter (uncredited)

Agostino Borgato

Cordellera Bar Waiter (uncredited)

Adriana Caselotti

First Peasant Girl (uncredited)

Robert Cauterio

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Irene Coleman

Cosmos Club Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Cosmos Club Croupier (uncredited)

Franco Corsaro

Hotel Chauffeur (uncredited)

Rita Gould

Saleslady (uncredited)

Geneva Hall

Tango Dancer (uncredited)

Charles Judels

Cordellera Bar Proprietor (uncredited)

Jean Lewis

Second Peasant Girl (uncredited)

Fred Malatesta

Rudi's Waiter (uncredited)

Francisco Marán

Cosmos Club Doorman (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

Hotel Headwaiter (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

Cosmos Club Patron (uncredited)

Ann Rutherford

Third Peasant Girl (uncredited)

Mike Tellegen

Cordellera Bar Patron (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Cordellera Bar Patron (uncredited)

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George Zucco is the wealthy "Count Armalia" who takes a shine to cabaret singer "Anni" (Joan Crawford) and in rather "Pygmalion" style decides to dress her in ermines and pearls and see if she can survive for a fortnight in an exclusive hotel where she is to pose as a socialite. Luckily, she discovers that her old pal "Marta" (Mary Philips) is to serve as her personal maid, but the rest of this is going to be quite a challenge. She knows that in two weeks the rags will return, so a husband needs to be found. She has two choices: the wealthy "Rudi" (Robert Young) or the simple postman "Giulio" (Franchot Tone). As the time elapses, she finds her decision is increasingly more about love or money. Or is it money or love? It does border a little on the melodrama, this - but Crawford is on good form as is Young and (sparingly) Billie Burke as the meddlesome "Contessa". Even the usually all smiling but wooden Tone turns in quite engagingly. The narrative also has a fun swing at the vacuous lives of these pampered people who spend their time on pointless pursuits whilst keenly awaiting an opportunity to stab someone in the back! It's not really a film that you are likely to recall, but there are a couple of songs here from a star who proves that she can hold a note or two and it's got loads of glamour too.