Next Time I Marry (1938)

Running Away From Marriage... She Ran Into LOVE!

Cast

Lucille Ball, James Ellison, Lee Bowman, Granville Bates, Mantan Moreland

Overview

Heiress Nancy Crocker Fleming will only receive her inheritance if she marries a "plain American." Her late father was afraid a foreign gigolo would steal her heart and money. So Nancy pays Tony Anthony, working on a WPA road project, to marry, then divorce her. When Nancy inadvertently drives off with Tony's dog, Tony seemingly kidnaps her to retrieve the pooch, which leads to a cross-country race between the two to reach Reno and the divorce court since neither one wants to be the second to file papers.