My husband wants to get married

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Movie
German title My husband wants to get married
Original title Grounds for Marriage
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1951
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Robert Z. Leonard
script Laura Kerr
Allen Rivkin
production Samuel Marx
music Bronislaw Kaper
camera John Alton
cut Frederick Y. Smith
occupation

My husband wants to marry (Original title: Grounds for Marriage ) is an American film from 1951 directed by Robert Z. Leonard . Van Johnson and Kathryn Grayson star in this tumultuous musical comedy based on a story by Samuel Marx . The film premiered on January 11, 1951 in New York City .

action

The popular opera singer Ina Massine is returning to her hometown New York after three years touring Europe . Her ex-husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett, who specializes in throat diseases. Ina wants to win her husband back because she can no longer understand why she divorced him. Meanwhile, Dr. Bartlett, however, engaged to Agnes Young, his boss's daughter. Ina leaves no stone unturned to win back her ex-husband, but bites granite with him. When the premiere of the opera La Bohème was due, Ina suddenly had a severe sore throat and called her doctor Dr. Young at. Her ex-husband happens to be replacing him that evening. He discovers that Ina has a tropical disease that she may have contracted during a guest performance in South America. He advises her to cancel her appearance, but the headstrong Ina does not listen to him, appears and has no voice the next morning. Another contributing factor is that she had a loud fit of rage when she read about the upcoming wedding of Lincoln and Agnes in the morning paper.

Dr. Young diagnoses a speech disorder caused by severe mental impairment. He recommends Ina to see a psychiatrist . When he talks to Lincoln Bartlett about the case, he indicates to his colleague that a new love could solve Ina's problem. Since Lincoln continues to look after Ina as a doctor, his fiancée Agnes becomes increasingly suspicious and angry. Lincoln's attempts to pair Ina with his older brother Chris fail. One evening Ina gets Lincoln to go out with her. They go to a place in Greenwich Village that was one of their favorite places in their happiest times. Some friends of Agnes see the couple there, also because Lincoln puts an inspiring Charleston on the floor. On the way home and later in her apartment, Ina tries in vain to seduce Lincoln. He can quickly say goodbye to her with a bogus phone call about an alleged medical emergency. The next morning, Agnes confronts him with reports from her friends. However, Lincoln succeeds in appeasing them. At an event he attended with Agnes, he caught a cold. Ina finds out about his illness and takes care of him without being asked, while Agnes is in the theater with Chris. Under her care, he falls asleep, dreams of her, and wakes up calling her name. Ina, who has also fallen asleep, wakes up, is frightened and suddenly has her voice again. They hug happily. When Agnes suddenly stands in the door, Lincoln tries to explain everything to her. Angry, she makes him conditions for the already firmly planned future marriage, which in turn causes him to lose his voice. Agnes leaves the house. In all the excitement, Ina fled to the street wearing only pajamas and is brought back to the apartment by the police because of inappropriate clothing. She now realizes that Lincoln's loss of voice also means that he still loves her. She gives the speechless man to understand that she wants to marry him again, which both seal with a kiss. After that, Lincoln's voice is there again.

background

Filming lasted from mid-May to late June 1950. The film opened on January 11, 1951 in the United States . In the Federal Republic of Germany it opened on April 22, 1952. In Austria , Finland , Belgium , Portugal and Denmark the film also opened in 1952; in Sweden on November 26, 1951. It is a production by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).

The leading roles of the ex-spouses were initially cast with June Allyson and Robert Walker , who were then replaced by Kathryn Grayson and Van Johnson . Although the finished film didn't get good reviews, the play was put on the schedule a year later at the Lux Radio Theater, and Kathryn Grayson and Van Johnson were again cast in the lead roles.

Kathryn Grayson took singing lessons at the Chicago Civic Opera in 1934. In 1962 she started an operatic career with operas such as La Bohème , Madame Butterfly , Orpheus in the Underworld and La traviata . Kathryn Grayson also sang herself in this film. The film features excerpts from La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini and Carmen by Georges Bizet , sung by Vladimir Rong . Kathryn Grayson also sings the hymn to the sun by Rimsky-Korsakov . The libretti for the music are by Luigi Illica , Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac .

criticism

“On a European tour, a singer came to the conclusion that her divorce was premature. Her ex-husband is about to marry again when she steps in and wins him over again with female cunning. Amusing, punchy musical comedy, staged with a light hand. "

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lorraine LoBianco: Grounds for Marriage (1951) - Articles. In: Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved June 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Kathryn Grayson. In: deceased Filmstars.de. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013 ; accessed on June 22, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Grounds for Marriage at movies.nytimes.com
  4. ↑ My husband wants to get married. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 22, 2019 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used