Bride By Mistake (1944)

In order to be sure she is loved for herself and not her wealth, an heiress (Laraine Day) switches places with her secretary (Marsha Hunt). But when she falls in love with an Army Captain (Alan Marshal), he can't seem to make up his mind if he's love with the heiress (who's really the secretary) or the secretary (who's really the heiress). This innocuous piece of romantic comedy fluff suffers from three leads who don't have the sufficient comedic skills to pull off material like this. The material is rather thin anyway so you need a Cary Grant and Jean Arthur to punch it up. Laraine Day is lovely and charming but this Day is no Doris and Marshal lacks even a strong presence to compensate for his lackluster performance. Only Allyn Joslyn as Hunt's fiancee shows any ability for high comedy. Amiable is about the best you can say for the movie. Directed by Richard Wallace (SINBAD THE SAILOR). With Nancy Gates, Edgar Buchanan and Slim Summerville.