June 1 movie: June Bride. With less than three weeks before the big event, I think it's time for some wedding-themed movies. This is one of my favorites. Bette Davis and Robert Montgomery play old flames who reconnect while reporting on a small-town society wedding for Home Life magazine. (She's the magazine editor, he's a recently demoted journalist.) The supporting cast includes Mary Wickes, who I love always.
Davis and Montgomery have great chemistry. Davis is especially wonderful letting Montgomery know that in the years after he dumped her, she discovered she doesn't need him anymore. Her confidence is sexy when she gets in close and says "If we're going to mean anything to each other again, it will be on my terms, not yours." Too bad the ending doesn't fulfill that premise. Still, forget the last five minutes and it's wonderful. I love the dialogue when they spar together. Here's a typical exchange:
Montgomery: "I was walking down Madison Avenue, feeling wonderful because I had been with you. Then I had a terrible realization."
Davis: "That you forgot to borrow cab fare from me."
Montgomery: "No, I remembered that."
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