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I Was a Mail Order Bride (1982)

1982-12-14 · 1h 32m · EN
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On a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from a pretty Chicago magazine writer offering herself as a bridal candidate as an investigative reporting assignment, and then makes another bet that he can keep the relationship platonic for two weeks.

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Marvin J. ChomskyDirectorStephen ZitoWriter

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Valerie BertinelliValerie BertinelliKate TosconiTed WassTed WassRobert FitzgeraldHolland TaylorHolland TaylorDottie BirminghamSam WanamakerSam WanamakerFrank TosconiJason BernardJason BernardJudgeHoke HowellHoke HowellBaliffKenneth KimminsKenneth KimminsJoe KimbelKaren MorrowKaren MorrowEve WisterJudith BaldwinJudith BaldwinRita KimbelJack CollinsJack CollinsArchibald TuckerDavid ChomskyDavid ChomskyBartenderMarie DennMarie DennMrs. Tucker

Keywords

RomanceFeminismBetMisunderstandingNewspaper reporter

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Genre affinityComedy · Romance · Tv MovieTheme affinityRomance · Feminism · BetMood preferenceRomance · RomanceDialogue densityComedyEmotional intensityRomance · RomanceDirector preference314965

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On a bet with one of his practical-joking partners, a Los Angeles lawyer responds to an ad from a pretty Chicago magazine writer offering herself as a bridal candidate as an investigative reporting assignment, and then makes another bet that he can keep the relationship platonic for two weeks.

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I Was a Mail Order Bride has a runtime of 92 minutes.

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