The Reluctant Bride

A British film that, with the help of two American stars,(John Carroll, and Virginia Bruce) feels quite a bit like a typical lightweight but enjoyable American comedy of the 50's. The meet cute part is actually fairly serious for a comedy, His John's brother, and Virginia's sister are married, and have 4 children that they rarely see (In fact, John Carroll's character says he hasn't seen his brother in 15 years) so , when the couple appears to be lost on an exposition, John and Virginia, after his failed attempts at flirting with his then unbeknownst to him sister-in-law on a train, decide to do what's best for the children, and go along to get along. Of course, you can easily guess what will happen.... I like the fact that both of the American leads were in their mid to late 40's. It looks in fact to be Virginia's last starring role in a theatrical film. Too bad as she and John Carroll actually make a pretty good team. And to the reviewer above, Virginia Bruce was more than just known for being married to John Gilbert! She co-starred or coupled with in films, Gilbert (of course)Ricardo Cortez , Cagney, Walter Huston, Conrad Nagel,Wallace Beery, Robert Taylor, Chester Morris, Warren William, and Melvyn Douglas just to name a few. So she was NOT some flighty gal that just dated/married famous guys, but was a real actually A list MOVIE STAR!