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Next Time I Marry (1938)

• Director
  • Garson Kanin
• Writers
  • John Twist(screen play)
  • Helen Meinardi(screen play)
  • Thames Williamson(story)
• Stars
  • Lucille Ball
  • James Ellison
  • Lee Bowman

  The Next Time I Marry stars actress Lucille Ball as an heiress who can only receive her 20 million dollar inheritance by marrying an American citizen. In love with a handsome foreigner, the young heiress marries the first man she comes across--a ditch-digger (James Ellison) whom she intends to divorce immediately after collecting the money. While on their way to Reno for a quickie divorce, however, the bickersome newlyweds realize that they've fallen in love despite themselves. The Next Time I Marry was directed by Garson Kanin and originally aired in 1938. Also featured within the film are actors Lee Bowman, Nancy Fleming, Tony Anthony and Mantan Moreland.