They Just Had to Get Married
Cast & Crew
Edward Ludwig
Slim Summerville
Zasu Pitts
Roland Young
Verree Teasdale
C. Aubrey Smith
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Synopsis
The family of recently deceased Henry Davidson, gathered for the reading of his will, are stunned to learn that he has left everything to his faithful servants Sam Sutton and Molly Hull. At first, all this means to Sam and Molly is that they finally have enough money to get married. After a nervous wedding night, they start their new lives as millionaires by joining a riding party. Among the others are Davidson's relative Hilliary Hume and his beautiful mistress Lola Montrose. Lola's marriage does not stop her from flirting with every available man, and now she turns her seductive powers on Sam. Her flirting is wasted though, when Molly's horse runs away with her and Sam rides to her rescue. Later, Molly and Sam throw a party for their new friends. Lola's husband Roger has returned from big game hunting, and he corners Sam for a man-to-man talk. Sam believes Roger is going to accuse him of having an affair with Lola, but in reality, he asks for Sam's help in discovering the identity of her lover. While Molly dances with Hilliary, Lola dances with Sam. She lures him out on to the balcony, where she tricks him into helping her remove her silk stocking. Molly sees the whole thing, but only in shadow. When she learns that Sam was the man on the balcony, she tells him that their marriage is over. Sam gets drunk and stays drunk. After gambling away his share of the fortune, Sam finds work as a waiter at a downtown cafe. Molly is still in love with Sam, however, and on New Year's Eve, accompanied by the maid, Marie, she visits all of the cafes until she locates her husband. Lola is there with Hilliary, but Molly assumes that she is with Sam. Sam overhears Lola threaten to kill herself if Hilliary leaves her and pulls her back from the window. Molly sees them in each other's arms, and misunderstanding, she files for divorce, but the lawyer, realizing that Molly and Sam still love each other, tricks them into reconciling.
Director
Edward Ludwig
Cast
Slim Summerville
Zasu Pitts
Roland Young
Verree Teasdale
C. Aubrey Smith
Fifi D'orsay
Robert Grieg
David Landau
Elizabeth Patterson
Wallis Clark
Vivien Oakland
Cora Sue Collins
David Leo Tillotson
Bertram Marburgh
Virginia Howell
James Donlan
Henry Armetta
Louise Mackintosh
William Burress
Guy Kibbee
Crew
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Notes
According to a news item in Hollywood Reporter, the Hays Office disapproved of the original title, They Had to Get Married, and requested the addition of the word "just" to make the title acceptable. From time to time the characters speak their thoughts aloud. The synopsis and credits were taken from a studio continuity and reviews. Cyril Harcourt's play was previously filmed by Selznick in 1918 as A Pair of Silk Stockings, directed by Walter Edwards and starring Constance Talmadge and Harrison Ford (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1911-20; F1.3344) and by Universal in 1927 as Silk Stockings, directed by Wesley Ruggles and starring Laura La Plante and John Harron (see AFI Catalog of Feature Films, 1921-30; F2.5070).
