csteidler Rich girl Lucille Ball pulls up in her huge car alongside a WPA ditch-digging project. She offers handsome laborer James Ellison $1000 to marry her, after which she immediately ditches him and goes off to a ritzy party. Lucy is actually kind of obnoxious….will she learn her lesson before the end of the picture? Not a lot of surprises in this mild comedy, but Lucy is fun to watch, Ellison is fine as the dogged and resourceful leading man, and Lee Bowman is hilarious as Lucy's goofy-accented South American fiancé.We learn early on that Lucy's father's will requires her to marry a "plain American"—thus her rush to marry and get her money. When Ellison figures out that she's married him only to quickly divorce him, he vows to divorce her first, and from there on it's a race to Reno.Besides its human cast, the picture stars a dog named Mike in a funny role, and also a little streamlined camper-trailer that Ellison pulls behind his car. The camper is at the center of much of the film's action, including a scene where Lucy sets it on fire in a harebrained attempt to escape.No classic, I guess, but it's fast-paced and and has some solid laughs. --Oh, and a clever ending featuring a preacher and family piling into the car....

mark.waltz Lucy's in the back of a moving trailer here, not as big as the one she would be in while Desi sang in "The Long Long Trailer" 16 years later. This time, she's being held captive by the man (James Ellison) whom she bribed into marriage in an effort to for him to get to Reno before she does so he can avoid being labeled a Cinderella Man. Ms. Ball plays another wacky heiress, not as clever as Carole Lombard in "My Man Godfrey" or Constance Bennett in "Merrilly We Live". In fact, she's quite an idiot, setting the moving trailer she is in on fire simply to get Ellison upset, then getting soaked when Ellison turns a hose on her in order to teach her a lesson and put the fire out. There are a few laughs here, but not many, and it really doesn't make sense for her to marry him, have the marriage annulled, just so she can marry a titled European (the pompous Lee Bowman). Ellison and Ball have so little chemistry; She has more spark with the large dog Ellison accuses her of kidnapping. Lucy fans will recognize her talent for comedy, but for movies, she had much funnier material in the later "Her Husband's Affairs" (1947) and "The Fuller Brush Girl" (1950). Ironically, the same year, she would appear in another movie involving a trailer (possibly the same one used here?) opposite Joe Penner in the mildly funnier "Go Chase Yourself".

ksf-2 Next time I Marry stars Lucille Ball and any ensemble cast – it's just like an episode of her TV show – it even has a silver air stream trailer in which she would make the "The Long Long Trailer" almost twenty years later with Ricky. In the usual RKO mixed up love story caper, the rich girl must marry a common everyday guy (the dashing James Ellison) before she gets her family money, but she has many secrets and tricks up her sleeve, most of which don't work out as planned. Ellison's best-known role was Buffalo Bill in "The Plainsman" 1936, along with parts in many westerns. Lee Bowman plays a foreign count whose accent comes and goes in an un-convincing supporting role. As with most Lucy roles, as long as you buy into the story, you'll have a fun time. Look for Richard Elliott, the short jolly mayor from Andy Griffith, as the Justice of the Peace. Story is credited to Thames Williamson, but movie buffs will recognize a similar plot from four years before this. Also appears to be the second movie that Garson Kanin directed. Fun but a little silly!

a-n-g-e-l-1 heiress lucille ball has to marry a 'plain American' to get her inheritance. already engaged to fortune hunter boyfriend lee bowman(is he really a count, who knows)she engages road worker james ellison, who is prepared to marry her for a certain summe of money...not an unusual plot for a 30's screwball comedy..one of few early films with lucille ball that i saw, i didn't expect a laughing riot (never liked her later TV persona much)but i was pleasantly surprised by this one.the plot is funny and has a good tempo, lucille gives a good performance as an hysterical heiress, james ellison is a delight(never noticed him in any other movies though)and overall this movie amused me enough to catch it a second time..(which isn't that easy since its not commercially available) recommended