Here Comes the Groom (1951)

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1h 53min
Comedy, Musical
20 Sep 1951 (USA)
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Foreign correspondent Pete Garvey has 5 days to win back his former fiancée, or he'll lose the orphans he adopted.

Director:

Frank Capra

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 3 nominations.
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Frank Capra, Bing Crosby, Jerry Lewis (I) and Jane Wyman behind the scenes of Here Comes the Groom (1951)

Bing Crosby, James Barton (I), Jacques Gencel, Alexis Smith (I), Franchot Tone (I), Beverly Washburn (I) and Jane Wyman in Here Comes the Groom (1951)

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	Bing Crosby	...	Peter 'Pete' Garvey
	Jane Wyman	...	Emmadel Jones
	Alexis Smith	...	Winifred Stanley
	Franchot Tone	...	Wilbur Stanley
	James Barton	...	William 'Pa' Jones
	Robert Keith	...	George Degnan
	Jacques Gencel	...	Bobby (as Jacky Gencel)
	H.B. Warner	...	Uncle Elihu
	Beverly Washburn	...	Suzi
	Nicholas Joy	...	Uncle Prentiss
	Connie Gilchrist	...	Ma Jones
	Ian Wolfe	...	Uncle Adam
	Walter Catlett	...	Mr. McGonigle
	Ellen Corby	...	Mrs. McGonigle
	Alan Reed	...	Walter Godfrey
	James Burke	...	O'Neill, Policeman
	Minna Gombell	...	Mrs. Godfrey
	Irving Bacon	...	Baines, Butler
	Howard Freeman	...	Governor
	Ted Thorpe	...	Paul Pipitt
	Maidel Turner	...	Aunt Abby
	Art Baker	...	Radio Announcer
	Anna Maria Alberghetti	...	Theresa
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Nancy Clark	...	Bridesmaid
	Chris Appel	...	Marcel Lily (uncredited)
	Louis Armstrong	...	Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
	Sam Bagley	...	Guest at Rehersal (uncredited)
	Brandon Beach	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Anne Beck	...	Bridesmaid (uncredited)
	Patti Bell	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
	Mary Benoit	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Mimi Berry	...	Bridesmaid / Guest (uncredited)
	Gail Bonney	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
	Eddie Borden	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
	Hazel Boyne	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Paul Bradley	...	Magazine Photographer (uncredited)
	Chet Brandenburg	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	John F. Bray	...	Bit Part (uncredited)
	Ralph Brooks	...	First Chauffeur (uncredited)
	Ivan Browning	...	Dino, the 2nd Chauffeur (uncredited)
	Joe Byran	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Rosalee Calvert	...	Bridesmaid (uncredited)
	Charles Campbell	...	Usher (uncredited)
	Jean Carnera	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Sue Casey	...	Bridesmaid (uncredited)
	Alain Cavania	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Evelyn Ceder	...	Guest (uncredited)
	André Charlot	...	French Doctor (uncredited)
	Beulah Christian	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Les Clark	...	Usher / Steward (uncredited)
	Lorraine Clark	...	Stewardess (uncredited)
	Florence Clayton	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
	Connie Conrad	...	Seamstress (uncredited)
	James Cornell	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Betty Corner	...	Seamstress (uncredited)
	Fred Cuellar	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Isabel Cushin	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
	Cass Daley	...	Cass Daley (uncredited)
	Adeline De Walt Reynolds	...	Aunt Amy (uncredited)
	Patty Desautels	...	Bobby Soxer (uncredited)
	Neal Dodd	...	Priest (uncredited)
	Mike Donovan	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Don Dunning	...	Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
	June Earle	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Estelle Etterre	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Charles Evans	...	Mayor, Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Franklyn Farnum	...	Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
	Julia Faye	...	Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
	Fred Fichter	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Gwenn Fields	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
	James Finlayson	...	Drunken Sailor / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Emmadel's Friend at Bridal Shower (uncredited)
	Frank Fontaine	...	Crazy Gugenheim (uncredited)
	George Ford	...	Usher (uncredited)
	Gerry Ganzer	...	Bridesmaid (uncredited)
	Diane Garrett	...	Bridesmaid (uncredited)
	Mae Louise Gentry	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Rudy Germane	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Joe Gilbert	...	Usher (uncredited)
	June Glory	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Herschel Graham	...	Usher (uncredited)
	Marion Gray	...	Maid (uncredited)
	Andre Guy	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Claude Guy	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Frank Hagney	...	Passenger on Airplane (uncredited)
	Robert Haines	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Charles Halton	...	Cusick (uncredited)
	Charmienne Harker	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Phil Harris	...	Phil Harris (uncredited)
	Sam Harris	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Jimmy Hawkins	...	McGonigle Boy (uncredited)
	Timmy Hawkins	...	McGonigle Boy (uncredited)
	June Hedin	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
	Jerry James	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Dolly Jarvis	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Howard Joslin	...	Newsreel Cameraman (uncredited)
	Kenner G. Kemp	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Lola Kendrick	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Donald Kerr	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
	Karen Kester	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
	Anne Kunde	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Jocelyn Lachanne	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Dorothy Lamour	...	Dorothy Lamour (uncredited)
	Charles Lane	...	FBI Agent Ralph Burchard (uncredited)
	Michele Lange	...	French Matron (uncredited)
	Charles LaVere	...	Wedding Rehearsal Pianist (uncredited)
	Vernon Lenhardt	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	J. Farrell MacDonald	...	Husband on Airplane (uncredited)
	Warren Mace	...	Usher (uncredited)
	Maurice Martinoli	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Anthony Mazzola	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Patty McCormack	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Walter McGrail	...	Newsreel Director (uncredited)
	Stanley McKay	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	William Meader	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Louis Mercier	...	French Mailman (uncredited)
	Harold Miller	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	John 'Skins' Miller	...	Drunken Sailor on Stairs / Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Four Hits and a Miss	...	Group (uncredited)
	Hans Moebus	...	Bit Role (uncredited)
	Ralph Montgomery	...	Customs Immigration Official (uncredited)
	Lyle Moraine	...	Bridegroom / Pilot (uncredited)
	Odette Myrtil	...	Gray Lady (uncredited)
	Carol Nugent	...	McGonigle Girl (uncredited)
	Judy Nugent	...	McGonigle Girl (uncredited)
	Frank O'Connor	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Stanley Orr	...	2nd Butler (uncredited)
	Suzanne Orrick	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Christian Pasques	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Christel Pelka	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Angos Perez	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Giovanna Piazza	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Nita Pike	...	Magazine Photographer (uncredited)
	Ed Randolph	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Joe Recht	...	Florist (uncredited)
	Robert Rich	...	Usher (uncredited)
	Jack Roberts	...	Steward.Photographer (uncredited)
	Kasey Rogers	...	Maid (uncredited)
	Peter Roman	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Connie Russo	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Frances Sandford	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
	Cosmo Sardo	...	Usher (uncredited)
	Warren Schannon	...	McGonigle Boy (uncredited)
	Scott Seaton	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
	Betty Seland	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Almira Sessions	...	Wife on Airplane (uncredited)
	Lynn Starr	...	Bridesmaid (uncredited)
	Bert Stevens	...	Dress Designer (uncredited)
	Charles Sullivan	...	Express Photographer (uncredited)
	Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer	...	Messenger (uncredited)
	Frank Tarallo	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Lucia Tarallo	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Marie Thomas	...	Stewardess (uncredited)
	Kathryn Towne	...	Guest (uncredited)
	Peter Troiekouroff	...	Orphan (uncredited)
	Audrey Washburn	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
	Josephine Whittell	...	Esther - Secretary (uncredited)
	Douglas Wright	...	Official (uncredited)

Directed by

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Frank Capra

Written by

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Robert Riskin	...	(story and treatment "You Belong to Me")
Liam O'Brien	...	(story)

Virginia Van Upp	...
Liam O'Brien	...
Myles Connolly	...

Barney Dean	...

Charles Hoffman	...

Arthur Sheekman	...

Produced by

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Irving Asher	...	associate producer
Frank Capra	...	producer

Music by

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Joseph J. Lilley

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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George Barnes

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director of photography

Editing by

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Ellsworth Hoagland

Art Direction by

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A. Earl Hedrick	...	(as Earl Hedrick)
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by

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Emile Kuri

Costume Design by

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Edith Head

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore	...	makeup supervisor
Geraldine Cole	...	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Harry Caplan

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production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Arthur S. Black Jr.

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assistant director (as Arthur S. Black)

Sound Department

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John Cope	...	sound recordist
Harry D. Mills	...	sound recordist (as Harry Mills)

Special Effects by

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Gordon Jennings	...	special effects
Paul K. Lerpae	...	special effects (as Paul Lerpae)

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart

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process photography

Stunts

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Wanda Crellin	...	stunts (uncredited)
Clara Mortensen	...	stunts (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Joan Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Joseph J. Lilley	...	musical director
Van Cleave	...	special orchestral arranger

Additional Crew

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Charles O'Curran	...	dance director
James Vincent	...	dialogue director
Wanda Crellin	...	technical advisor (uncredited)
Clara Mortensen	...	technical advisor (uncredited)

Crew verified as complete

Production Companies

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Paramount Pictures

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Paramount Pictures (1951) (United States) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1952) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1952) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Paramount Films (1952) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1952) (Norway) (theatrical)
Paramount (1953) (France) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965) (United States) (tv)
Paramount Home Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS)
Paramount Pictures (1953) (France) (theatrical)
Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Pete Garvey, foreign correspondent, has been running an impromptu adoption agency for war orphans in Paris, when an ultimatum from his erstwhile fiancée Emmadel Jones draws him back to Boston, complete with two adopted orphans to melt her heart. Too late! She's now engaged to rich, handsome Wilbur Stanley. And if Pete's not married within five days, he loses the kids. He'll have to work fast... Written by Rod Crawford Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	reference-to-cinderella boston-massachusetts crosby-and-wyman capra-and-crosby See All (4) »
Genres	Comedy Musical Romance
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Finland:S France:Tous publics Netherlands:AL Norway:A Sweden:Btl United Kingdom:U United States:Approved United States:Passed (National Board of Review) West Germany:12

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Also Known As	You Belong to Me (United States) Si l'on mariait papa (France) Aquí viene el novio (Spain) Жених возвращается (Soviet Union, Russian title) È arrivato lo sposo (Italy) See more »
Runtime	113 min
Country	United States
Language	English French
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

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Budget

$2,117,000 (estimated)

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Trivia	"In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" was the fourth song performed by Bing Crosby in a film that went on to win the Academy Award for Best Song. See more »
Goofs	When Winifred seeks shelter in Garvey's home, George is on the phone. In a close-up, the phone is to his ear, but in the next medium shot, the phone is hung up, and he picks up the receiver again. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Paramount Presents (1974). See more »
Soundtracks	Misto Cristofo Columbo See more »
Quotes	Husband on Airplane: [Complaining about fellow passenger Bing Crosby's singing on plane] Oh... There they go again ! Don't these actors ever stop making noises? Wife on Airplane: They're USO people. They sing for soldiers. Husband on Airplane: Soldiers can shoot back. They've got guns. See more »

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