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A woman tricks a playboy into marrying her and then tries to make him legitimately fall in love with her.A woman tricks a playboy into marrying her and then tries to make him legitimately fall in love with her.A woman tricks a playboy into marrying her and then tries to make him legitimately fall in love with her.
Fred Santley
- Bruno
- (as Fredric Santley)
Irving Bacon
- Crab Counterman
- (uncredited)
Lita Chevret
- Brunette Mannequin
- (uncredited)
Wong Chung
- Chinese Cook
- (uncredited)
Jean Malin
- Fritz Schitz
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaThis film hadn't been shown for decades and was found in a Merian C. Cooper collection that had been used for television. A 2½-minute sequence that had been cut from the print was located in a French negative discovered in the National Center for Cinematography in France and restored to the print. The brief segment had been cut for television because it indicated that the characters of Joan Colby and John Fletcher were having pre-marital sex.
- GoofsLilian Bond's character "Monica Paige" has name misspelled in newspaper headline and caption "Mrs. Monica Page Returns".
- Quotes
Valerie Colby: But how can you even think of marrying him if you don't love him?
Joan Colby: Love? Marriage has nothing to do with love. Marriage is a business - at least, it's a woman's business. And love is an emotion. A man doesn't let emotion interfere with *his* business, and if more women would learn not to let emotion interfere with *theirs*, fewer of them would end up in the divorce court.
- ConnectionsFeatured in TCM: Twenty Classic Moments (2014)
- SoundtracksBridal Chorus
(uncredited)
from "Lohengrin"
Composed by Richard Wagner
[Played in the opening scene at the dress boutique]
Featured review
A Hidden Treasure from 1933
"Double Harness" is a wonderful but obscure little RKO treasure from 1933, directed by John Cromwell, a capable craftsman who throughout his career specialized in prestige studio pictures. This is the earliest Cromwell picture I have seen, an adaptation of a rather loquacious play by Edward Poor Montgomery. I wanted to see it because I love Ann Harding and she is always a beautiful sight in almost everything she is in. I was pleased how radiant and divine Ms. Harding turned out to be in "Double Harness" - definitely one of her top five best films.
It's a small picture, with short (67 min) duration. Yes it's gabby, but intelligent & rapturous all the same, and I urge to seek out if you get the chance. William Powell - restrained, suave, and charismatic - is also wonderful as her romantic interest. Their precise charm and camaraderie and some of the ways she snares him into marriage are quite witty and delightful.
It's a small picture, with short (67 min) duration. Yes it's gabby, but intelligent & rapturous all the same, and I urge to seek out if you get the chance. William Powell - restrained, suave, and charismatic - is also wonderful as her romantic interest. Their precise charm and camaraderie and some of the ways she snares him into marriage are quite witty and delightful.
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- Kalaman
- Aug 7, 2003
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- Budget
- $329,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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