A screwball comedy misfire
Set in Depression-era Chicago, “The Bride Comes Home” is a screwball comedy with a romantic triangle as its focus. Jeannette Desmereau (Claudette Colbert, “It Happened One Night”) is a willful socialite who, because of the stock market crash, is broke, though she still lives with her father in a fine home and dresses elegantly. Her good friend, millionaire Jack Bristol (Robert Young, “The Canterville Ghost”) has been proposing marriage to her for years. Jack’s tough bodyguard Cy Anderson (Fred MacMurray, “Double Indemnity”), doesn’t think much of Jeannette and the antipathy is mutual.<br /><br />Determined to earn a living despite never having been trained for anything, Jeannette wangles a job from Jack, who has just begun to publish a  men’s magazine. She is to be the assistant editor. But the editor is Cy. Romantic tensions escalate as both men vie for Jeannette’s affections, but they are polar opposites. Jack is well bred and rather bland, but offers her the security she no longer has. Cy is rough around the edges and quick- tempered, but he’s passionate.<br /><br />Director Wesley Ruggles, working with a limp, cliche-ridden script by Claude Binyon and Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, was unable to infuse the proceedings with the light, airy feel of the best screwball comedies. Rather than comic bickering — a staple of screwball comedy — there’s a lot of anger that isn’t at all funny. Not until the final scene does the film actually resemble a screwball comedy, but by that time, it’s too late.<br /><br />Colbert, who had a huge hit the year before and won an Academy Award for “It Happened One Night,” goes through the motions but can’t rise above dialogue that should sparkle but instead falls flat. It’s difficult to sympathize with Jeannette. It’s admirable that she takes her penniless state of affairs seriously and realizes she has to earn a living, but working with Cy and Jack isn’t smart and can only lead to trouble. This contrivance diminishes Jeannette’s intelligence and makes us wonder why she doesn’t draw upon her self-confidence to look for other opportunities. Even comedy must have logic, screwball though it may be. Because Colbert has a likable screen presence, we go along with the plot, but we never really identify with her plight.<br /><br />The male leads do their best but can’t overcome feebly written roles. Young is laid back and smiles a lot, as required for the character of an amiable, feckless cipher. MacMurray, in contrast, pushes too hard too often as Cy. The biggest drawback to the film is that there’s little chemistry between Colbert and either of her suitors. The best chemistry is between Young and MacMurray who, despite vying for the same woman’s affections, have a bond that feels authentic.<br /><br />The cast includes Edgar Kennedy, Donald Meek and William Collier, Sr., who add badly needed comic moments in supporting roles that have some of the sharpest dialogue. The movie doesn’t come to life until the last ten minutes. Fast-paced with both verbal and physical comedy, the final scene has an energy that the rest of the movie lacks. It’s at least a reward for sitting through the first 73 minutes.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the unrated Blu-ray release include an audio commentary and several theatrical trailers.<br /><br />“The Bride Comes Home” tries hard but never reaches the level of a top screwball comedy. The characters could have been interesting in themselves but are never developed and never mesh into a cohesive story. Too often the comedy appears strained or forced, lacking the natural zaniness we’ve come to expect of the genre.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Following the collapse of her father's business, penniless socialite Jeannette Desmereau (Claudette Colbert) takes a job working with gruff magazine editor Cyrus Anderson (Fred MacMurray) and charming writer Jack Bristow (Robert Young). Before you can say "battle of the sexes," Jeannette and Cyrus transform their bickering into romance-and wedding plans. But when an argument sends his would-be bride into the arms of Jack, Cyrus hatches a plan to get her back. Hilarious comedy co-stars William Collier, Sr. 83 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer..