They Wanted to Marry
1937, English. Directed by Lew Landers.
Perfectly matched! Her blue-blood background and his yellow journal foreground was the match that set fire to Park Avenue!
Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even likes his pigeon, who travels everywhere with him.
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- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 5 February 1937
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Paul Yawitz, Ethel B. Borden, Lawrence P. Bachmann
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They Wanted to Marry runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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Which OTT platform is They Wanted to Marry on?
They Wanted to Marry isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 February 1937. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like They Wanted to Marry?
If you liked They Wanted to Marry, try The Right Kind of Wrong, Wedding Crashers, The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure.
Who directed They Wanted to Marry?
They Wanted to Marry (1937) was directed by Lew Landers and stars Betty Furness, Gordon Jones, E. E. Clive.