A rich businessman wants to marry his secretary, but first he has to pass muster with her middle-class family.A rich businessman wants to marry his secretary, but first he has to pass muster with her middle-class family.A rich businessman wants to marry his secretary, but first he has to pass muster with her middle-class family.
- Stationmaster
- (uncredited)
- Kate
- (uncredited)
- Nightclub Patron
- (uncredited)
- Man With Radio
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Mr. Allen
- (uncredited)
- Typist Sitting Next to Helen
- (uncredited)
- Typist
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film was a success at the box office, earning MGM a profit of $240,000 ($4.1M in 2017) according to studio records.
- Quotes
Bill Harrison: Those industrial accident statistics you quoted last night, are they on the level?
Henry Thayer: Absolutely.
Bill Harrison: Oh, thank you, Ma.
Henry Thayer: Why you take hospitalization alone...
Ma: You let Bill eat his breakfast, Henry.
Bill Harrison: That's alright, Ma.
Henry Thayer: Just to show you the injustice: you take a millionaire's appendix. It goes wrong; what happens? They take him to the hospital, cut it out, charge him five, ten, fifteen thousand dollars for the job and he never even feels it.
Bill Harrison: Never feels it?
Henry Thayer: Paying the bill, I mean.
Bill Harrison: Oh.
Henry Thayer: Now then, you take your poor labourer's appendix that starts acting up. He goes to a clinic. The same surgeon operates on him but doesn't charge him a dime. So he doesn't feel it either, does he?
Bill Harrison: uh-uh.
Henry Thayer: But, get between them. Look at the other 80% of the population, me for instance, the great middle class. Let's assume that my appendix goes haywire; sooner or later, I've got to come across with five hundred smackers. And before I've paid it, I've gone without clothes and starved myself to death for a year. Is that fair?
Bill Harrison: No.
- ConnectionsReferenced in The John Garfield Story (2003)
- SoundtracksSailing, Sailing, Over the Bounding Main
(1880) (uncredited)
Written by Godfrey Marks
Sung a cappella by Sarah Padden twice
Bob is prepared to make their relationship work, so he moves into their very tiny, thin-walled, overheated apartment and tries to win every family member over one by one. The amount of effort he puts into Ruth's family is incredible, especially as he continually turns the other cheek when they insult him. In particular, Lew is very rude and not made out to have an admirable character, which serves as a great foil for Bob's character: a millionaire with a heart of gold.
This movie is very cute, funny, and will make anyone wish Robert Young would join their family. He's an ideal son- and brother-in-law, not to mention fiancé! Hopeless romantics will love this forgotten classic.
DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not be your friend. There's a scene where Robert Young takes everyone sailing, and the camera movements will make you sick. In other words, "Don't Look, Mom!"
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- Also known as
- It's Now or Never
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Box office
- Budget
- $240,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1