*They All Kissed The Bride ('42) Joan and similar items

Vintage original 11 x 14 in. US lobby card from the 1940s comedy/romance, THEY ALL KISSED THE BRIDE, released in 1942 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and directed by Alexander Hall. Margaret Drew runs her trucking company single-mindedly, if not ruthlessly. The only thorn in her side is writer Michael Holmes who is writing a book on some of her tough ways. With no time for men, the effect an attractive stranger has on her at her sister's wedding is unnerving. When it turns out this is the hated writer, she starts seriously to lose her bearings. Surely it can't become Maggie and Mike? The image features an interior scene as Margaret Drew (Joan Crawford) tries pulling Michael Holmes (Melvyn Douglas) up from the chair he's seated in. It is unrestored in fine condition as shown. Joan Crawford was asked to take over Carole Lombard's role after she died in an airplane crash during a war bond tour. She then donated all of her salary to the Red Cross, who found Lombard's body, and promptly fired her agent for taking his usual 10%. Crawford's famous line, "When I want a sneak, I'll hire the best and get a Jap," drew the movie's biggest laugh from 1942 audiences. The line is now considered offensive in these politically correct times and has been cut from most current prints.