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Easy to Wed [VHS]

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A fairly entertaining musical with a fun-filled cast. Esther Williams plays the beautiful rich playgirl who brings a massive lawsuit down on the head of newspaperman Keenan Wynn, who had printed an unflattering article about her lavish, irresponsible lifestyle. In order to win the case, Wynn hires suave Johnson (a former employee with the same newspaper) to win over Williams so she will drop the charges. Naturally, everything goes haywire... While this film can't hold a candle to original 1936 film LIBELED LADY, of which this is a re-make, it gave Lucille Ball one of her best comedy showcases in the movies in her role as Gladys Benton. The colour photography is quite good and the songs are amusing if a bit corny.

Lucy was absolutely spectacular in this movie! Even though her character was a stupid, gullible one, she played it wonderfully. I feel bad saying that, but it was her character, not her, and it shows how versatile she was and how many characters she could portray. Lucille Ball was born to be in Technicolor! She looks radiant with her flaming red hair, intense blue eyes, and her four corner, blood red mouth. She looks so beautiful in this movie. She and Van Johnson have such great chemistry together. This movie gave us a peek at her comic ability and what was in store for us in the years to come, but it also showed that Lucy was not limited to comedy. It's a wonder why MGM didn't see her talent and cast her in A movies. This is a great movie and Lucy is even better!

A must see for any Lucille Ball fan. You can't seem to take your eyes off her. She is radiant in this film. The color is bright and vivid. The drunken scene with Van Johnson is great and quite possibly one of her best comedic performances. I strongly suggest this film.

This remake of "Libelled Lady" is an almost verbatim copy of the original. Van Johnson plays the lead and is very good, but Esther Williams is miscast as the society snob. Lucille Ball shines as the showgirl used as a pawn by Keenan Wynn, her fiance. Lucille is vibrant, and extremely funny in this role. It foreshadows her "I Love Lucy" persona but she also shows how well she can act. Get this one for a light-hearted laugh.

Lucy is SO good in this movie! I can't say much for the rest of it but she is AWESOME!

I recommend this film. It has a great cast Esther Williams, Van Johnson and the very funny and talented Lucille Ball. It's also a well worth seeing film of hers, and has one of the better story lines. It's romantic funny and really good fun to watch.

Excellent, wardrobe, plot, clean and funny. Love it can't wait for it to be released on DVD.

"Easy to Wed" is a remake of one of the great comedies of the 1930s, "Libeled Lady," with Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy. I like "Easy to Wed," but for a real treat see the original.

However, there is something special in "Easy to Wed" missing from the original. It is Ethel Smith, in one of her rare film appearances. Ethel Smith is the greatest Hammond pop organist of all time. Her interpretation of "Bonecu de Pixe" in the film takes the Hammond organ, then scarcely out of its infancy, far beyond what anyone else has ever elicited from that instrument. Smith's mastery of the organ, the sheer energy and physicality of her performance, is a stunning tour de force. No keyboard artist, living or dead, ever achieved her unique style. The closest comparison would be Carmen Miranda, had Carmen Miranda been an organist.

Regardless of whether one likes this film or not, one cannot help but be in thrall to Smith's joie de vivre.