They Wanted to Marry 87 years old

Perfectly matched! Her blue-blood background and his yellow journal foreground was the match that set fire to Park Avenue!

They Wanted to Marry

Newspaper photographer Jim Tyler sneaks into a society girl's wedding, and the bride's sister decides she prefers him to her upper-crust suitors. She even likes his pigeon, who travels everywhere with him.

Credits

They Wanted to Marry Cast

Name Character
Gordon Jones He was 25, 52 years old when he died as Jim Tyler
Henry Kolker He was 62, 72 years old when he died as Mr. Hunter
Betty Furness She was 21, 78 years old when she died as Sheila Hunter
Charles C. Wilson He was 42, 53 years old when he died as Clark
George Davis He was 22, 51 years old when he died as Paul (uncredited)
E. E. Clive He was 57, 60 years old when he died as Stiles
Frank M. Thomas He was 47, 100 years old when he died as Detective
Patsy Parsons She was 5, 75 years old when she died as Patsy

They Wanted to Marry Crew

Name Department
Edward Stevenson as Costume Design. He was 116 (76) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Van Nest Polglase as Art Direction. He was 38 (70) years old when He died Art
Lawrence P. Bachmann as Story. He was 25 (92) years old when He died Writing
Desmond Marquette as Editor. He was 28 (90) years old when He died Editing
Lew Landers as Director. He was 36 (61) years old when He died Directing
Zion Myers as Associate Producer. He was 38 (49) years old when He died Production
Paul Yawitz as Screenplay. He was 36 (83) years old when He died Writing
They Wanted to Marry poster
They Wanted to Marry (87 years)

Perfectly matched! Her blue-blood background and his yellow journal foreground was the match that set fire to Park Avenue!

  • Release day: Friday, February 05, 1937
  • Runtime: 60 minutes