The Groom Wore Spurs

Mar 13, 1951

1h 20m

★ 4.4

Lawyer Ginger Rogers is hired to keep dumb cowboy Jack Carson out of trouble.

Overview

Pretty female attorney Abigail "AJ" Furnival is hired to keep high-flying cowboy movie star Ben Castle out of trouble in Las Vegas. Despite his many faults, Abigail falls in love with and marries Ben, with the hope that she can mold him into the virtuous hero he plays on the screen.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Fidelity Pictures Corporation

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Cast

AJ Furnival

Ginger Rogers

Ben Castle

Jack Carson

Alice Dean

Joan Davis

Harry Kallen

Stanley Ridges

Uncle George

John Litel

Steve Hall

James Brown

Ignacio

Victor Sen Yung

Mrs. Forbes

Mira McKinney

Ricky

Gordon Nelson

Bellboy

George Meader

Reverend (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Austin Tindale (uncredited)

Ross Hunter

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