Next Time I Marry

Next Time I Marry

65 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 9, 1938

Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would steal her heart and money. So Nancy pays Tony Anthony, working on a WPA road project, to marry, then divorce her. When Nancy inadvertently drives off with Tony's dog, Tony seemingly kidnaps her to retrieve the pooch, which leads to a cross-country race between the two to reach Reno and the divorce court since neither one wants to be the second to file papers.

Next Time I Marry

65 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 9, 1938

Next Time I Marry
Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would steal her heart and money. So Nancy pays Tony Anthony, working on a WPA road project, to marry, then divorce her. When Nancy inadvertently drives off with Tony's dog, Tony seemingly kidnaps her to retrieve the pooch, which leads to a cross-country race between the two to reach Reno and the divorce court since neither one wants to be the second to file papers.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Next Time I Marry
Directors Garson Kanin
Writers Helen Meinardi, Thames Williamson, John Twist

Cast

Lucille Ball

as Nancy Crocker Fleming

James Ellison

as Anthony J. Anthony

Lee Bowman

as Count Georgi

Granville Bates

as H.E. Crocker

Mantan Moreland

as Tilby

Murray Alper

as Joe

Jack Albertson

as Reporter

Eddie Acuff

as Gas Station Attendant

Joseph E. Bernard

as Man Watering Lawn

Stanley Blystone

as Police Radio Announcer

Hal Craig

as Cop with Summons

Ralph Dunn

as Kennel Guard

Dick Elliott

as Henry

Ann Evers

as Neeny

Billy Franey

as Hobo Witness at End

Ned Glass

as Reporter

Gus Glassmire

as Man

Otto Hahn

as Joe - Nancy's Butler

Chuck Hamilton

as Cop Passenger

Grace Hayle

as Fat Reporter

Howard Hickman

as Judge Jonathan Travers

Earle Hodgins

as Hitchhiking Preacher

Robert Homans

as Bailiff

Frank Jaquet

as Frank

Cy Kendall

as A.L. Butterfield

Florence Lake

as Justice of the Peace's Wife

Helen Lynd

as Cynthia Bloomar

Ivan Miller

as Reporter

Bert Moorhouse

as Reporter

Miki Morita

as Joe - Nancy's Houseboy

Philip Morris

as Motorcycle Cop

Frank O'Connor

as Davis

David Oliver

as 2nd Ditch Digger

Steve Pendleton

as Reporter

Archie Robbins

as Reporter in Reno

Ronald R. Rondell

as Ronnie

Frank Shannon

as Police Lieutenant

Bruce Sidney

as Reporter

Harland Tucker

as Sullivan