Marry Me ** (1949, Derek Bond, Susan Shaw, Patrick Holt, Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson) – Classic Movie Review 11,152

Director Terence Fisher’s 1949 British Gainsborough Studios black and white film Marry Me tells four interlocking short stories about love, given a common link by the marriage bureau for unmarried ladies, run by two elderly sisters in London, which brings the lovers together.

Various individuals seeking to be couples consult the marriage bureau, including a lord and his butler, a lonely teacher, a French woman on the run from her abusive boyfriend, a country vicar, and a newspaper reporter (David Tomlinson) on an undercover story.

Marry Me is a dated feature that never overcomes its B-movie status, but it has a good cast to provide some entertainment.

The cast are Derek Bond, Susan Shaw, Patrick Holt, Carol Marsh, David Tomlinson, Zena Marshall, Guy Middleton, Nora Swinburne, Brenda Bruce, Denis O’Dea, Jean Cadell, Mary Jerrold, Yvonne Owen, Alison Legatt, Beatrice Varley and Anthony Steel.

Unusually, it has an original screenplay, written by Lewis Gilbert and Denis Waldock.

The film was a box office flop, costing £117,941, earning £63,000, and recording a loss of £67,600.

© Derek Winnert 2021 Classic Movie Review 11,152

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