Never Say Die

"Did Your Wife Bring Her Boy Friend On Your Honeymoon? Martha Did! ...Can You Guess Which One He Is?"

1939 1h 22m EN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 7

Comedy

Synopsis

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Bob Hope is being stalked by a predatory widow who is a widow of wealthy husbands many times over. Martha Raye is a Texan heiress who wants to marry her boyfriend Andy Devine, but her father is determined that she marry into royalty. To solve both their problems, Martha Raye and Bob Hope decide to marry, but will they ever find love together?

“Did Your Wife Bring Her Boy Friend On Your Honeymoon? Martha Did! ...Can You Guess Which One He Is?”

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Cast

Martha Raye
Mickey Hawkins
Bob Hope
John Kidley
Andy Devine
Henry Munch
Alan Mowbray
le Prince Smirnov
Gale Sondergaard
Juno Marko
Sig Ruman
Poppa Ingleborg
Ernest Cossart
Jeepers
Paul Harvey
Jasper Hawkins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Elliott Nugent
Writers: Don Hartman, Frank Butler, Preston Sturges
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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87 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Elliott Nugent, shot by Leo Tover. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor James Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Martha Raye and Bob Hope and Andy Devine carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Did Your Wife Bring Her Boy Friend On Your Honeymoon? Martha Did! ...Can You Guess Which One He Is?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0031716 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Elliott Nugent directs. Leo Tover behind the camera. James Smith cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
287 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Elliott Nugent, shot by Leo Tover. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor James Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Martha Raye and Bob Hope and Andy Devine carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Did Your Wife Bring Her Boy Friend On Your Honeymoon? Martha Did! ...Can You Guess Which One He Is?".
7IMDB entry: tt0031716 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.