Fred Allen and Ginger Rogers
We’re Not Married is a 1952 romantic comedy that none of us talk nearly enough about. Directed by Edmund Goulding, the wonderful cast includes Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, Eve Arden, Victor Moore, Paul Douglas, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mitzi Gaynor, Fred Allen, David Wayne, James Gleason, Jane Darwell… just reading through the names, you know this one is a perfect hoot.
In this comedy, five wedded couples find out they aren’t legally married! The Couples are…
- Ginger Rogers and Fred Allen
- Marilyn Monroe and David Wayne
- Eve Arden and Paul Douglas
- Zsa Zsa Gabor and Louis Calhern
- Mitzi Gaynor and Eddie Bracken
I love the entire cast and the way the couples are paired is absolutely perfect. And can I just say that Fred Allen should have been in a LOT more movies and even starred in his own television show. The man had a mad gift for comedy. He was in three shorts between 1929 and 1930, made two movies in the 1930s, three in the 1940s, and We’re Not Married and O. Henry’s Full House in 1952. Sadly he passed away in 1956 at the young age of 61.
He was brilliant and hilarious. I hope you’ll find his work if you aren’t familiar with him.
You can buy We’re Not Married on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the film on Prime Video.
Fred Allen and Ginger Rogers