John Loves Mary

John Loves Mary
Directed by	David Butler
Produced by	Jerry Wald
Screenplay by	Henry Ephron Phoebe Ephron
Based on	John Loves Mary '47 play by Norman Krasna
Starring	Ronald Reagan Jack Carson Wayne Morris Patricia Neal
Music by	David Buttolph
Cinematography	J. Peverell Marley
Edited by	Irene Morra
Production company	Warner Bros. Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	February 19, 1949
Running time	96 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English

John Loves Mary is a 1949 film directed by David Butler. It stars Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal and Jack Carson.^[1] This was Patricia Neal's film debut.

Based on Broadway play John Loves Mary written by Norman Krasna, Feb 04, 1947 - Feb 07, 1948 at the Booth Theatre and Music Box Theatre, New York, NY.^[2]

Plot summary

John Lawrence (Ronald Reagan) is a returning GI. Mary McKinley (Patricia Neal in her film debut) is the girl he left behind.

But their reunion will have to wait: John has returned with cockney war bride Lilly Herbish (Virginia Field) in tow. It seems that John married Lilly as a favor to get her into the U.S., intending to divorce her so that she can wed her true love, John's old pal Fred Taylor (Jack Carson).^[3]

Cast

Ronald Reagan as John Lawrence
Patricia Neal as Mary McKinley
Jack Carson as Fred Taylor
Wayne Morris as Lt. Victor O'Leary
Edward Arnold as Sen. James McKinley
Virginia Field as Lilly Herbish
Katharine Alexander as Phyllis McKinley
Paul Harvey as Gen. Biddle
Ernest Cossart as Oscar Dugan

Original play

John Loves Mary
Written by	Norman Krasna
Date premiered	4 March 1947
Place premiered	New York
Original language	English
Genre	comedy
Setting	Living Room of apartment of Senator James McKinley, in the St. Regis Hotel, New York.

John Loves Mary was a highly popular play, running for 423 performances.^[4]

The debut production was directed by Joshua Logan.

Original cast

Harry Bannister as Harwood Biddle
Lyle Bettger as Lt. Victor O'Leary
Ralph Chambers as Oscar Dugan
Tom Ewell as Fred Taylor
Nina Foch as Mary McKinley
Ann Mason as Mrs. Phyllis McKinley
William Prince as John Lawrence
Max Showalter as George Beechwood
Loring Smith as Senator James McKinley

References

External links

John Loves Mary at the Internet Broadway Database
John Loves Mary at the Internet Movie Database
John Loves Mary at AllMovie
John Loves Mary at the TCM Movie Database
John Loves Mary at the American Film Institute Catalog
1953 Best Plays radio adaptation of original play at Internet Archive

Films directed by David Butler

Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)
Chasing Through Europe (1929)
High Society Blues (1930)
Just Imagine (1930)
A Connecticut Yankee (1931)
Delicious (1931)
Business and Pleasure (1932)
My Weakness (1933)
Bottoms Up (1934)
Have a Heart (1934)
Bright Eyes (1934)
The Little Colonel (1935)
The Littlest Rebel (1935)
Captain January (1936)
Pigskin Parade (1936)
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
You're a Sweetheart (1937)
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
Kentucky (1938)
East Side of Heaven (1939)
That's Right You're Wrong (1939)
If I Had My Way (1940)
You'll Find Out (1940)
Caught in the Draft (1941)
Playmates (1941)
Road to Morocco (1942)
They Got Me Covered (1943)
Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)
Shine On, Harvest Moon (1944)
The Princess and the Pirate (1944)
San Antonio (1945)
Two Guys from Milwaukee (1946)
The Time, the Place and the Girl (1946)
My Wild Irish Rose (1947)
Two Guys from Texas (1948)
John Loves Mary (1949)
Look for the Silver Lining (1949)
It's a Great Feeling (1949)
The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950)
Tea for Two (1950)
Lullaby of Broadway (1951)
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)
Where's Charley? (1952)
April in Paris (1952)
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)
Calamity Jane (1953)
The Command (1954)
King Richard and the Crusaders (1954)
Jump into Hell (1955)
Glory (1956)
The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
The Right Approach (1961)
C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967)

Works by Norman Krasna

Plays	Louder, Please (1932) Small Miracle (1935) The Man with Blond Hair (1941) Dear Ruth (1945) John Loves Mary (1947) Time for Elizabeth (1949) Kind Sir (1954) Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? (1958) Sunday in New York (1962) Love in E-Flat (1967) Watch the Birdie! (1969) Bunny (1970) We Interrupt This Program... (1975)

Films	Hollywood Speaks (1932) That's My Boy (1932) So This Is Africa (1933) Parole Girl (1933) Love, Honor, and Oh Baby! (1933) Bombshell (1933) Meet the Baron (193) The Richest Girl in the World (1934) Romance in Manhattan (1935) Hands Across the Table (1935) Four Hours to Kill! (1935) Wife vs. Secretary (1936) Fury (1936) The King and the Chorus Girl (1937) As Good as Married (1937) Big City (1937) (also producer) The First Hundred Years (1938) (also producer) You and Me (1938) Bachelor Mother (1939) It's a Date (1940) The Flame of New Orleans (1941) Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) It Started with Eve (1941) Princess O'Rourke (1943) (also director) Bride by Mistake (1944) (original story) Practically Yours (1944) The Big Hangover (1950) (also director) Two Tickets to Broadway (1951) Behave Yourself! (1951) (producer only) The Blue Veil (1951) (producer only) Clash by Night (1952) (producer only) The Lusty Men (1952) (producer only) White Christmas (1954) Bundle of Joy (1956) The Ambassador's Daughter (1956) (also director) Indiscreet (1958) Let's Make Love (1960) Who Was That Lady? (1960) My Geisha (1962) Sunday in New York (1963) I'd Rather Be Rich (1964)