

The Well Groomed Bride
1946-05-17 · 75 min · ★ 5.7
A man and a woman fight over the last bottle of champagne left in San Francisco--she wants it for a wedding, and he wants to use it to christen a ship.
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- Directors
- Sidney Lanfield
- Production companies
- Paramount Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Olivia de HavillandMargie Dawson
Ray MillandDudley Briggs
Sonny TuftsTorchy McNeil
James GleasonCaptain Hornby
Constance DowlingRita Sloane
Percy KilbrideMr. Dawson
Tom FaddenJustice of the Peace
Nestor PaivaFernandez
Jean HeatherWickley
Don BeddoeMr. Beatley
Frank FaylenCabbie
William ForrestJames Smith
William EdmundsMr. Whortle
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