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Quiet Wedding (play)

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Quiet Wedding is a 1938 comedy play in three acts by the British writer Esther McCracken. A young couple's plans for their wedding are undermined by the constant interruptions of their relatives. A sequel Quiet Weekend was written in 1941 and proved to be even more successful.

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Film adaptations

In 1941 a film adaptation Quiet Wedding was directed by Anthony Asquith, starring Margaret Lockwood, Derek Farr and Marjorie Fielding. A further version appeared in 1958 as Happy Is the Bride, directed by Roy Boulting.

Radio adaptation

Quiet Wedding was presented on Theatre Guild on the Air May 3, 1953. The one-hour adaptation starred Diana Lynn, John Dall, and Jessie Royce Landis.

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Quiet Wedding (play) Wikipedia