John Loves Mary
| John Loves Mary | |
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| Directed by | David Butler |
| Screenplay by | Henry Ephron Phoebe Ephron |
| Produced by | Jerry Wald |
| Starring | Ronald Reagan Jack Carson Wayne Morris Patricia Neal |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
John Loves Mary is a 1949 comedy film directed by David Butler and written by Henry Ephron and Phoebe Ephron. The film stars Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal and Jack Carson.[1] The film was released by Warner Bros. on February 19, 1949. It is based on the Broadway play John Loves Mary written by Norman Krasna, Feb 04, 1947 - Feb 07, 1948 at the Booth Theatre and Music Box Theatre, New York, NY.[2]
Plot
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John Lawrence (Ronald Reagan) is a returning GI. Mary McKinley (Patricia Neal in her film debut) is the girl he left behind. But their reunion will have to wait: John has returned with cockney war bride Lilly Herbish (Virginia Field) in tow. It seems that John married Lilly as a favor to get her into the U.S., intending to divorce her so that she can wed her true love, John's old pal Fred Taylor (Jack Carson).[3]
Cast
- Ronald Reagan as John Lawrence
- Patricia Neal as Mary McKinley
- Jack Carson as Fred Taylor
- Wayne Morris as Lt. Victor O'Leary
- Edward Arnold as Sen. James McKinley
- Virginia Field as Lilly Herbish
- Katharine Alexander as Phyllis McKinley
- Paul Harvey as Gen. Biddle
- Ernest Cossart as Oscar Dugan
References
- ^ Hal Erickson. "John Loves Mary (1949) - David Butler | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ The Broadway League. "John Loves Mary | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDB. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ^ http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/john-loves-mary-v97250
