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The Bride Wore Red (1937) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Dorothy Arzner and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

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When an eccentric Italian count seeks to prove that social position is nothing more than a matter of luck, he sends chanteuse Crawford to a luxurious Swiss resort masquerading as a wealthy lady. She woos a rich bachelor away from his fiancee only to discover she is falling in love with the town's postman.

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The Bride Wore Red (1937)

By Franchot Tone Fan on Jul 30, 2016 From Finding Franchot: Exploring the Life and Career of Franchot Tone

In celebration of Joan and In the Good Old Days of Classic Hollywood's Joan Crawford Blogathon, I am excited to write about my favorite Crawford-Tone film, The Bride Wore Red. Directed by Dorothy Arzner, the screenplay (written by Tess Slesinger and Bradbury Foote) is based on Moln?r's play The Brid... Read full article


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Count Rudi Armalia: Very superior waiter. Very superior man, probably. Pity no-one will ever know.


Admiral Monti: Anne Vivaldi, that's it! It's been on the tip of my tongue all night.
Contessa di Meina: How cozy.


Contessa di Meina: I can imagine nothing of less interest to the rest of us.


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Probably the real "star" of the film, and the source of its title, was the red beaded gown by Adrian, worn by Joan Crawford in the climactic ball scene. The dress was reused in fashion show sequences in The Big Store and, finally in color, in Du Barry Was a Lady.
Three cast members in studio records/casting call lists did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. These were (with their character names): Anna Demetrio (Signora Milani), George W. Jimenez (Signor Calla) and Abe Dinovitch (Yodeller). Child actor Bill Burrud is listed as a cast member in some contemporary newspapers, but he was not seen either.
This was the film that got Joan Crawford labeled "box office poison" after a series of flops.
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Also directed by Dorothy Arzner




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Also produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz




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Also released in 1937




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