Easy to Love (1934): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1934, Easy to Love is a comedy and romance film directed by William Keighley, running about 61 minutes.

What it’s about. Carol feels, for whatever reason, that her husband, John, has grown indifferent to her, and is on a quest to find out why, suspecting another woman. She sees the family physician, Dr. Swope, first and then hires a private detective. Her own sleuthing is more effective and she devises a plan; having long been pursued by Eric, she apparently accedes and accompanies him to an apartment and, per her plan, enter the wrong one. There, they find Carol's best friend, Charlotte, and John hiding in a closet. The latter, showing more nerve than good sense, goes into a rage and berates Carol for her apparent philandering. The battle continues at home, where their daughter Janet informs them that because of them, she and Paul have given up on the idea of marriage, but are going away together, anyway. Carol and John trail them to a hotel and find them in twin beds, whereupon John, armed with a fire-ax, summons a justice of the peace and demands a fire-ax version of a shotgun wedding.

Who’s in it. Easy to Love stars Genevieve Tobin as Carol, Adolphe Menjou as John, Mary Astor as Charlotte and Edward Everett Horton as Eric, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.8/10, Easy to Love has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Easy to Love page.

If you liked it. Fans of Easy to Love tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.