In this Pandemic, I've watched move old moves (some that I've seen many, many times), but today was the first time I've ever seen Every Girl Should be Married. Many of the reviews here castigate the few who think it is a dated and silly movie. Yes the late 40s was a different era, but no wonder Cary Grant suffered a slump as the 50s dawned. With the exception of 1949's I Was A Male War Bride, six of those seven movies were a creative lull for him. Some of them probably even made some money, but they lacked the quality of his best-known films. The master of romantic suspense (Notorious, Charade, etc.) as well as romantic comedies (My Favorite Wife, The Philadelphia Story, That Touch of Mink), Grant solidified his legendary status as a major movie star for over three decades. Every Girl Should Be Married is beneath his talents. He's surrounded by a good cast. Betsy Drake doesn't betray her lack of experience but she is asked to play a stalker here and it's pretty creepy. Diana Lynn rounds out the stars and does a good job of pointing out that her best friend is out of her mind, yet still enables her. I don't have an issue with trapping a man into marriage as a plot device from the late 50s. But this one will not do.
Review of Every Girl Should Be Married
