The Marrying Man

Rich playboy Charley Pearl meets Vicki Anderson, singer at a nightclub. But she’s a gangster’s-moll…

• Director: Jerry Rees
• Genre:Comedy / Romance
• Runtime:116 minutes

Cast

Kim Basinger : Vicki Anderson
Alec Baldwin : Charley Pearl
Robert Loggia : Lew Horner
Elisabeth Shue : Adele Horner
Armand Assante : Bugsy Siegel

Charley Pearl is the heir to a toothpaste empire’s fortune. He is a playboy who doesn’t work for a living, spending his time indulging in hobbies like speedboats and fast cars.

Charley is engaged to be married to the daughter of Lew Horner, a foul-mouthed, hot-tempered Hollywood studio mogul. Horner is concerned that Charley has no ambition of any kind and no apparent guilt about it. Furthermore, this being his only daughter, the studio chief warns Charley that if he should make Adele unhappy in any way, there will be hell to pay.

His four best friends, a comedian, a songwriter, a singer and a baseball manager, none particularly successful as yet, accompany Charley on a drive to Las Vegas for a final bachelor’s fling. Charley is willing to foot the bill for Phil, Sammy, Tony and George but is eager to get back home to his fiancee. They make a quick stop for a drink at a nightclub where Vicki Anderson, a glamorous singer, immediately disrupts Charley’s thoughts of wedded bliss.

He tries to pick up Vicki after her performance but is sternly warned that she belongs to somebody else. Vicki responds to Charley’s charm, however, and obligingly offers to leave a window open at her home. Charley shows up and they end up in bed, only to be caught in the act by her other lover — Bugsy Siegel, the notorious gangster.

Rather than react violently, Bugsy amuses himself with the notion that he will take the scared-stiff Vicki and Charley to a justice of the peace in the middle of the night and make them marry one another. They proceed to become the world’s unhappiest bride and groom. Read more

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