Grounds for Marriage
- Van Johnson: Dr. Lino Lincoln I. Bartlett
- Kathryn Grayson: Ina Massine
- Paula Raymond: Agnes Oglethorpe Young
- Barry Sullivan: Chris Bartlett
- Lewis Stone: Dr. Carleton Radwin Young
- Reginald Owen: Dely Delacorte
- Richard Hageman: Dr. Engel State
- Richard Anderson: Tommy
- Paula Dew: Helen
- Victor Desny: Count de Beaugard
- Theresa Harris: Stella, Ina's Maid
- Robert Sherwood: Petie
- Elizabeth Flournoy: Brevarde
- Torben Meyer: Donovan
- Pat Williams: Head of Office
- Victor Sen Yung: Oscar, Chris' valet
- Richard Atckison: " Rodolfo " in " La Bohème"
- Firehouse Five Plus Two: Herself
My husband wants to marry ( Original title: Grounds for Marriage ) is an American feature film from 1951, directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Van Johnson and Kathryn Grayson play in this turbulent musical comedy, based on a story by Samuel Marx, the main roles. Made its debut the film on January 11, 1951 in New York City.
Action
The popular opera singer Ina Massine returns after three years of touring, they have performed throughout Europe, back to her hometown of New York. There practiced her ex-husband Dr. Lincoln I. Bartlett, who specializes in neck disorders. Ina wants to win back her husband, because she can not understand why they got a divorce from him now. Meanwhile, Dr. Bartlett is, however, Agnes Young, the daughter of his boss, engaged. Ina leaves no stone unturned to win back her ex-husband, biting at him but on granite. As the premiere is pending for the opera La Bohème, Ina gets unexpectedly severe sore throat and calls her doctor to Dr. Young. Coincidentally her ex-husband takes his place this evening. It provides Ina set a tropical disease that they could have possibly sustained in a guest appearance in South America. He advises her to cancel her appearance, but the idiosyncratic Ina does not listen to him, occurs the next morning and has no voice. This also helps to ensure that they had received a loud fit of rage when she had read in the morning paper of the upcoming wedding of Lincoln and Agnes.
Dr. Young diagnosed a speech disorder, triggered by severe emotional disturbances. He recommends Ina, see a psychiatrist. When he speaks with Lincoln Bartlett about the case, he points to the colleagues at opposite that even a new love Ina could solve the problem. Since Lincoln take over care as a physician to Ina, his fiancée Agnes becomes increasingly suspicious and angry. Lincoln's attempts to marry off Ina with his older brother Chris, meanwhile, fail. One evening brings Ina Lincoln to go out with her. You're looking at a restaurant in Greenwich Village, which was in their happiest time to their favorite places. Some friends of Agnes see the couple there, also because Lincoln an inspiring Charleston lays on the dance floor. On the drive home, and later in her apartment Ina tries in vain to seduce Lincoln. The can quickly adopt by a bogus call about an alleged medical emergency of her. The next morning, Agnes confronts him with the reports of their friends. Lincoln, however, it is possible to appease them. At an event, which he attended together with Agnes, he moved to a cold. Ina learns of his disease and cares without being asked about him, while Agnes is with Chris at the theater. Under her care, he falls asleep, dreaming of her and wakes, where he calls her name. Of the wakes also fallen asleep Ina, startled and suddenly has her voice. Happy embrace both. As Agnes is suddenly standing in the doorway, Lincoln tried to explain everything to her. Furious, she asks him for the conditions actually already firmly planned, future marriage, which in turn causes him to lose his voice. Agnes leaves the house. Ina has fled in all the excitement only with a pajamas clothed on the street, and is brought back to the apartment by the police because of inappropriate clothing. She now realizes that Lincoln's loss of voice also means that he still loves her. You are the dumb man to understand that she wants to marry him again, which both seal with a kiss. After this, Lincoln's voice is back.
Background
The shooting lasted from mid- May to late June 1950. In the U.S., the film was shown on 11 January 1951. In the Federal Republic of Germany, he started on April 22, 1952 in Austria, Finland, Belgium, Portugal and Denmark, the film also launched in 1952.; in Sweden on 26 November 1951. It is a production of Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer ( MGM).
The main roles of the ex- spouses were first occupied with June Allyson and Robert Walker, but were then replaced by Kathryn Grayson and Van Johnson. Although the finished film did not get good reviews, it was recorded a year later on Lux Radio Theater in the Schedule, and Kathryn Grayson and Van Johnson were again busy in the lead roles.
Kathryn Grayson took vocal lessons in 1934 at the Chicago Civic Opera. In 1962, she launched an operatic career with operas such as La Boheme, Madame Butterfly, Orpheus in the Underworld and La Traviata. Kathryn Grayson sang in this film himself in the film excerpts from La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini and Carmen by Georges Bizet are heard sung by Vladimir Rong. In addition, Kathryn Grayson sings the hymn to the sun by Rimsky -Korsakov. The librettos for music come from Luigi Illica, Ludovic Halévy and Henri Meilhac.
Criticism
"On a European tour, a singer comes to the realization that their divorce was premature. Your Exgatte is just about to marry again, as it turns on and wins it by summoning female list again for themselves. Amusing, point rich musical comedy, directed with a light hand. "