
It Happened One Night(1934)
A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.


“Cupid's Arrows Bark from Gangland's Guns! And love runs a race with danger in an exciting drama!”
A cocky reporter turns a small town marriage license clerk into a media celebrity.

Victor Moore
Jud Parker

Allan Lane
Bill Bennett

Vickie Lester
Nancy Parker

Cecil Kellaway
Police Chief Hardy

Jack Carson
"Candid" Perry

Richard Lane
Joe Selby

Kay Sutton
Bella Lawson

Paul Guilfoyle
Frankie Spencer

Vinton Hayworth
Attorney Lloyd Wilson (as Jack Arnold)

Frank M. Thomas
Mayor Frisbee
This Marriage Business is a comedy, adventure film released in 1938 exploring themes of mayor, marriage. Directed by Christy Cabanne, it stars Victor Moore, Allan Lane, Vickie Lester. A cocky reporter turns a small town marriage license clerk into a media celebrity.
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