| Holy Matrimony | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John M. Stahl |
| Produced by | Nunnally Johnson |
| Written by | Arnold Bennett Nunnally Johnson |
| Starring | Monty Woolley Gracie Fields |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Lucien Ballard |
| Editing by | James B. Clark |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | August 27, 1943 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Holy Matrimony is a 1943 comedy film directed by John M. Stahl and released by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was based on the novel Buried Alive by Arnold Bennett. It starred Monty Woolley and Gracie Fields. Supporting players were Laird Cregar, Una O'Connor, Alan Mowbray, Melville Cooper, Ethel Griffies, Eric Blore, George Zucco and Fritz Feld.
Nunnally Johnson was nominated for an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay.
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Priam Farrell (Monty Woolley), a well-known painter and recluse, has been living in the South Seas with his valet Henry Leek (Eric Blore) for 25 years. He is recalled to England by the king to be knighted. Upon their return, Leek dies and is mistaken for him, whereupon the body is buried in Westminster Abbey. While at in England he begins a relationship with a woman that Leek had previously been communicating with via letters. While assuming the identity of his dead valet he enjoys his lake of fame but is in danger of being found out when his new wife begins selling his new paintings.