Marry Me! (1949 film)

(alternative title: I Want to Get Married[4]) is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring Derek Bond, Susan Shaw, Patrick Holt, Carol Marsh and David Tomlinson.

During his initial interview with owners Hester and Emily Parsons, he tells them he is an Australian sheepman and steals some of their files.

He is on the point of asking for her hand in marriage when Brenda Delamere, her flatmate, inadvertently reveals her true occupation.

Frenchwoman Marcelle Duclos' permit is expiring, so she seeks a husband to remain in Britain, offering £500 as further inducement.

After they fall in love, she informs him that she was the girlfriend of a charming, handsome man who turned out to be a thief and murderer named Louis Renier.

Saunders, Sir Gordon Scott's valet, is retiring and buying a farm.

Upon meeting the woman, Scott deliberately behaves obnoxiously, but is impressed by her spirited rejection.

Afterwards, she is astonished to learn that not only has Saunders quickly deduced her identity, he also believes that she is not good enough for him.

When Haig's article is published, complete with a photograph, she sees it and breaks up with him, stating that she hates liars.