| The Groom Wore Spurs | |
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| Directed by | Richard Whorf |
| Screenplay by | Robert Libott Frank Burt |
| Story by | Robert Carson |
| Produced by | Howard Welsch |
| Starring | Ginger Rogers Jack Carson |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley |
| Edited by | Otto Ludwig |
| Music by | Arthur Lange Emil Newman |
| Production company | Fidelity Pictures Corporation |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Groom Wore Spurs is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Richard Whorf and starring Ginger Rogers and Jack Carson.
Plot
Hollywood Singing cowboy Ben Castle (Jack Carson) hires lawyer "A.J." Furnival (Ginger Rogers) to get him out of his gambling debts that he incurred in Las Vegas to Harry Kallen Stanley Ridges. Kallan recognises A.J. as the daughter of a legendary attorney who helped him on several occasions. Castle seduces A.J. into a quick wedding with Kallan forgiving Castle his debts. A.J. discovers that Castle schemed the entire meeting and wedding with the intended result. Encouraged by her roommate Alice (Joan Davis) A.J. decides to get her revenge by living with him. She settles Castle's film contract, then discovers that he is a milquetoast who in real life in unable to ride a horse or sing. Gangsters decide to frame Castle with a murder.
Cast
- Ginger Rogers as "A.J." Furnival
- Jack Carson as Ben Castle
- Joan Davis as Alice Dean
- Stanley Ridges as Harry Kallen
- John Litel as Uncle George
- James Brown as Steve Hall
- Victor Sen Yung as Ignacio
- Mira McKinney as Mrs. Forbes
- Gordon Nelson as Ricky
- George Meader as Bellboy at the Lariat
- Kemp Niver as Killer
- Robert Williams as Jake Harris
Soundtrack
- "No More Wandrin' Around" (Music by Emil Newman, lyrics by Leon Pober)
External links
- The Groom Wore Spurs at IMDb
- The Groom Wore Spurs is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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