Never Say Die (1939 film)

Never Say Die is a 1939 romantic comedy film starring Martha Raye and Bob Hope. Based on a play of the same title by William H. Post and William Collier, Sr., which ran on Broadway for 151 performances in 1912, the film was directed by Elliot Nugent and written for the screen by Dan Hartman, Frank Butler and Preston Sturges. The supporting cast features Andy Devine, Alan Mowbray, Gale Sondergaard, Sig Ruman and Monty Woolley.

When test results get mixed up, multimillionaire hypochondriac John Kidley Bob Hope is told that he only has a month to live. He dumps his fiancee, Juno Marko Gale Sondergaard, and heads for the Swiss spa of Bad Gaswasser, where he meets a young Texas heiress, Mickey Hawkins Martha Raye.Mickey has been betrothed to the fortunehunting Prince Smirnow Alan Mowbray, but is in love with Henry Munch Andy Devine, a bus driver from back home. Believing he is dying, and wanting to help out, John suggests that he and Mickey get married, planning on leaving her his fortune so that she can marry who she wants when hes gone. On their honeymoon, with Henry along as a chaperone, the couple fall in love for real, although, of course, they dont realize it right away. ........

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