They All Kissed the Bride

They All Kissed the Bride is a 1942 American screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Joan Crawford and Melvyn Douglas.

Crawford took over the title role after Carole Lombard died in a plane crash in early 1942. Crawford donated all of her pay for this film to the American Red Cross.

Plot
A trucking firm executive falls in love.

Cast

 * Joan Crawford as Margaret "M.J." Drew
 * Melvyn Douglas as Michael Holmes
 * Roland Young as Marsh
 * Billie Burke as Mrs. Drew
 * Allen Jenkins as Johnny Johnson
 * Andrew Tombes as Crane
 * Helen Parrish as Vivian Drew
 * Emory Parnell as Mahoney
 * Mary Treen as Susie Johnson
 * Nydia Westman as Secretary
 * Ivan F. Simpson as Dr. Cassell
 * Roger Clark as Stephen Pettingill
 * Edward Gargan as Private policeman

Production
They All Kissed the Bride was slated to star Carole Lombard in a follow-up film to the successful To Be or Not to Be. However, she died in a 1942 plane crash after departing Las Vegas on her way back from a bond-selling tour. MGM ‘s Louis B. Mayer agreed to place Crawford on loan to Columbia, where producer Edward Kaufman had to rework the script to fit Crawford's style of comedy. In fact, Mayer rarely lent stars of Crawford's stature, not wanting other studios to profit from MGM's star-making machine. Crawford insisted that Melvyn Douglas (with whom she had appeared in 1938's The Shining Hour and 1941's A Woman's Face) star with her.

Home video
As of 2024, They All Kissed the Bride and Letty Lynton are the only two major Joan Crawford sound movies that have not been released onto DVD in the U.S., but They All Kissed the Bride was released onto VHS in the 1990s as a Columbia Classics title.