Easy to wed 1946 stream and watch online moviefone. 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. Released 1946, easy to wed stars vanjohnson, estherwilliams, lucilleball, keenanwynn the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Below are clips and trailers from some of her memorable films. A girl mistakes a lowly masseur for the captain of the south american polo team and falls in love with him, while her older sister meets with the true team captain and falls in love with him as well. Lucille ball is fantastic as the jilted almost wife. Plus, watch over 4,500 free movies on vudu movies on us. Van johnson, keenan wynn and lucille ball round out a funny foursided love triangle. In this remake of libeled lady, a tough newspaper editor hires a gigolo to compromise a woman suing his paper for libel. Jun 07, 20 the men who played opposite her in a dozen lightweight comedies full of misunderstandings and mistaken identity were almost interchangeable.
Still, fidel castro the actor even has his own imdb page with credits for his roles in holiday in mexico 1946 and easy to wed 1946, among other odd movies forgotten by time he allegedly made an appearance in. Black angel movie 1946 dan duryea, june vincent, peter. Great fun and esther williams is splendid as the spoiled heiress. A spiffy remake of the screwball classic libeled lady, with esther as the lady libeled. The associated drama guild of america named ball and danny kaye king and queen of comedy 1946. Dorothy kingsley, george oppenheimer, maurine dallas watkins see more. Easy to wed movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. Buzzell on allmovie this technicolor musical remake of the 1936.
Watch the full length movie of easy to wed online or on the fios mobile app. Buzzell on allmovie easy to wed is an average mgm musical that, if. Its a splashy pardon the pun, considering our leading lady, laidback mgm remake in technicolor, with a couple of songs thrown in for fun. Easy to wed is a 1946 technicolor american musical comedy film directed by edward buzzell, and starring van johnson, esther williams, lucille ball, and. He gueststarred as himself on i love lucy and he costarred with her in the 1968 film yours, mine and ours. Original title easy to wed year 1946 running time 106 min. See the full list of easy to wed cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. A newspaper editor attempts to avoid a lawsuit from a socialite when he hires a smooth talker to seduce her. Easy to wed is a film directed by edward buzzell, buster keaton. Ball herself called easy to wed one of the highlights of my movie career.
Rent easy to wed 1946 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. A look back at the films of esther williams the new york times. Just log on to your verizon account and watch the latest shows online. Easy to wed 1946 esther williams, old hollywood stars. All of esther williams color films from the mid40s are a visual treat with bright, deeply saturated color and sharp images, though a few scenes in easy to wed seem unaccountably muddy and soft, with desaturated color. When a newspaper runs a scandalous story about debutante connie allenbury esther williams, her powerful broker father threatens the papers owner, warren haggerty keenan wynn, with a massive lawsuit. Easy to wed 1946 directed by buster keaton, edward. Easy to wed 1946 movie clip mother warned me newspaperman haggerty keenan wynn, with publisher farwood paul harvey, was about to be married when he realized he needed to find a guy to help fight a libel suit, but his bride gladys lucille ball isnt waiting, in easy to wed, 1946, costarring van johnson and esther williams. The screenplay by dorothy kingsley is an adaptation of the screenplay of the 1936 film libeled lady by maurine dallas watkins, howard emmett rogers, and george oppenheimer. Find out when and where you can watch easy to wed on tv with the full listings schedule at. Find where to watch easy to wed and many more full length movies from the best streaming services online.
When a newspaper accuses a wealthy socialite of being a homewrecker, she files a multimilliondollar libel lawsuit. Only this time it has a new title, easy to wed, and a new lot of stars, and it is done up. Buzzell had directed her in best foot forward 1943, and he lobbied for her casting in easy to wed. The publications frazzled head editor now must find a way to discredit her. Lucille ball, esther williams and van johnson star in this romantic musical comedy.
New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150. Read the easy to wed movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Rent easy to wed 1946 starring esther williams and van johnson on dvd and bluray. Easy to wed 1946 official trailer lucille ball movieto prevent a libel case against the paper, a reporter tries to compromise the reputation of. May 22, 2015 easy to wed offered a much bigger, juicier part, plus, it was directed by edward buzzell, with whom ball had worked before. Rent, buy, and watch movies and tv shows with vudu. Ship ahoy was the first of two films in which powell and skelton costarred. Easy to wed 1946 allmovie movies and films database. The comedy high point of the original libeled lady, in which william powell is forced to demonstrate his nonexistent prowess as a fisherman, is ably repeated in easy to wed when van johnson. Carlos julio ramirez passed away in 1986, the same year his niece gissel romero was born in bogota, colombia grandaughter of carloss brother delio castilla and delios wife ana castilla.
Jun 06, 20 the swimmerturnedmoviestar esther williams, who died today at the age of 91, became famous for taking her swimming skills to the big screen in technicolor spectacles from the 1940s and 50s. Easy to wed 1946 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Easy to wed 1946 lucille ball and esther williams in easy to wed 1946 cecil kellaway and. With george brent, lucille ball, vera zorina, charles winninger, carl esmond, raymond. Edward buzzell, buster keaton, edward sedgwick writers. The johnsonwilliams, ballbuzzell reunions werent the only ones on this film. Easy to wed 1946 official trailer lucille ball movie youtube. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. Easy to wed 1946 official trailer lucille ball movie subscribe to classic trailers. Easy to wed 1946 official trailer lucille ball movie to prevent a libel case against the paper, a reporter tries to compromise the reputation of a tycoons slandered daughter. Many films from this period as screened on tcm seem to have been saved, restored, remastered for video tapes and dvds. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 24 hours to finish it.
When swimsuit queen esther williams is in your movie and the most interesting thing you can find for her to do is. With van johnson, esther williams, lucille ball, keenan wynn, cecil kellaway, carlos ramirez, ben blue. This technicolor musical remake of the 1936 comedy classic libeled lady isnt quite up to the standards of the original, but on its own terms is quite entertaining. Easy to wed movie 1946 van johnson, esther williams, lucille. Movieaffinity filmaffinity is a movie recommendation site based on the concept of movie soulmates. Easy to wed 1946 in 1936, spencer tracy, myrna loy, jean harlow, and william powell starred in a hit film called libeled lady. Both films are perfectly cast with a quartet make that, octet of some of the brightest stars mgm has to offer. It is considered a lesser effort on both actors behalf, however the film is chiefly remembered today for including frank sinatra, who appears in an uncredited performance as a singer with the tommy dorsey orchestra. See the full lucille ball movie schedule further below. Hollywood has never been shy about exploiting past successes, so ten years later, mgm remade the picture with keenan wynn, esther williams, lucille ball, and van johnson. Watch online or on your favorite connected device with the vudu app. Easy to wed 1946 i love lucy, lucy movie, actresses.
Watch free full movies online at 123movie site, unlimited. The comedy high point of the original libeled lady, in which william powell is forced to demonstrate his nonexistent prowess as a fisherman, is ably repeated in easy to wed when van johnson must prove his skills at duckhunting. Country united states director edward buzzell, buster keaton, edward sedgwick. A wife decides to take revenge when she learns her husband has been unfaithful. 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. Willam stevens chandler van johnson, his wife, and connie allenbury chandler ester williams are. Easy to wed movie 1946 van johnson, esther williams. Jan 31, 2015 the divas i present for this duel will be a little unusual because instead of it being two people, id like to present two classic mgm films. Easy to wed 1946 movie clip mother warned me airing.
The divas i present for this duel will be a little unusual because instead of it being two people, id like to present two classic mgm films. Easy to wed 1946 where to watch it streaming online. Easy to wed 1946 official trailer lucille ball movie duration. Released 1946, easy to wed stars van johnson, esther williams, lucille ball, keenan wynn the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 50 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
Univision reached out to various movie critics and historians in cuba, but could not confirm that castro had indeed appeared in those movies. Newspaperman haggerty keenan wynn, with publisher farwood paul harvey, was about to be married when he realized he needed to find a guy to help fight a libel suit, but his bride gladys lucille ball isnt waiting, early in easy to wed, 1946, costarring van johnson and esther williams. Easy to wed offered a much bigger, juicier part, plus, it was directed by edward buzzell, with whom ball had worked before. The songs arent anything special, but lucille balls superb comic performance is worth the admission price in itself. Starring esther williams, van johnson, lucille ball, and keenan wynn. Easy to wed is a 1946 film that is a combination of comedy and romance, put into musical form. Both films are perfectly cast with a quartet make that, octet.
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