Review of June Bride

June Bride (1948)
10/10
June Bride is Great Wedding Bells ****
25 June 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Bette Davis proved in this film that she was certainly adept in comedy as well as her magnificent dramatic performances. She is not dominant in this film, but she matches co-star Robert Montgomery beautifully in this 1948 production.

As a magazine editor, lusting for love with Montgomery, she gets her opportunity when he returns to the states following World War 11.

The picture isn't only about the two of them. While covering a wedding in Indiana, Montgomery discovers that the bride-to-be is on the rebound from the groom's brother and he decides to rectify that.

The picture must have been old home week for Bette. Her co-stars include Mary Wickes, the nurse in "Now, Voyager," (1942) and fellow Oscar winner for 1938's "Jezebel," Faye Bainter. Ironically, Barbara Bates appears briefly in the film. 2 years later she played the girl hot on the heels of Anne Baxter in "All About Eve."
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