Wedding Rehearsal (aka Maryrose and Rosemary) (1932)

A perennial bachelor (Roland Young) loathes the idea of getting married and instead prefers playing the field. But his strong willed mother (Kate Cutler) wants grandchildren so she is determined to marry him off but he has other ideas. Directed by Alexander Korda (PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII), this trifle of a romantic comedy is rather sweet even if it's dated in its outlook. The elitism of the inbred British aristocracy can be a bore at times but one can't take a piffle like this and attach a political context (in this case, the class system) to it even though the film touches on it: two aristocratic twins (Wendy Barrie, Joan Gardner) want to marry two commoners (Maurice Evans, John Loder) even though it infuriates their father (George Grossmith Jr.) who is an Earl. It's kind of odd seeing a character actor like Roland Young (TOPPER) in a romantic lead but he's quite charming. The cast includes Merle Oberon in her first leading role, Lady Tree and Morton Selten.