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Easy to Wed (1946)
When a newspaper accuses a wealthy socialite of being a homewrecker, she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit. The publication's frazzled head editor now must find a way to discredit her.
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When a newspaper accuses a wealthy socialite of being a homewrecker, she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit. The publication's frazzled head editor now must find a way to discredit her.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy, Romance
Written By:Dorothy Kingsley, George Oppenheimer, Maurine Dallas Watkins, Howard Emmett Rogers
In Theaters:7/25/1946
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Runtime:106 minutes
Studio:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
Edward Buzzell
Director
Van Johnson
Bill Chandler
Esther Williams
Connie Allenbury
Lucille Ball
Gladys Benton
Keenan Wynn
Warren Haggerty
Cecil Kellaway
J.B. Allenbury
Carlos Ramírez
Carlos Ramirez
Ben Blue
Spike Dolan
Ethel Smith
Ethel Smith
June Lockhart
Babs Norvell
Grant Mitchell
Homer Henshaw
Josephine Whittell
Mrs. Burns Norvell
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