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Married Bachelor

1941-10-16 · 81 min · ★ 6.4

Comedy

A man's marriage suffers when he pretends to be a bachelor while promoting "his" best-selling book about married life (actually written by an eccentric professor) in order to pay off a debt to a gangster.

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Directors
Edward Buzzell
Production companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Robert YoungRobert YoungRandolph Haven
Ruth HusseyRuth HusseyNorma Haven
Felix BressartFelix BressartProfessor Milic
Lee BowmanLee BowmanEric Santley
Sheldon LeonardSheldon LeonardJohnny Brannigan
Sam LeveneSam LeveneCookie Farrar
Murray AlperMurray AlperSleeper
Roy GordonRoy GordonHudkins
Connie GilchristConnie GilchristMother on Train (uncredited)
Johnny MitchellJohnny MitchellDevlin (as Douglass Newland) (uncredited)
Charlotte WyntersCharlotte WyntersMargaret John (uncredited)
Bess FlowersBess FlowersSales Clerk at Lacey's Dept. Store (uncredited)
Hillary BrookeHillary BrookeHillary (uncredited)
Gladys BlakeGladys BlakeMarie (uncredited)
William HaadeWilliam HaadeMarie's Husband (uncredited)

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