Only diehard fans of June Allyson and/or Van Johnson will want to spend time watching The Bride Goes Wild, a not-really-funny comedy that eventually gets on one's nerves. The premise is fine; true, it's overly manipulative and definitely requires a significant suspension of disbelief -- but that's not necessarily unusual or even undesired in romantic/screwball comedies. But the execution of the premise is woefully inadequate. We're treated to a series of gags and situations that we've seen many times before. A director like Norman Taurog, who has helmed plenty of pics with similar set-ups, should have been able to at least make these come off as workmanlike but effective. But Taurog is off his form here, seemingly disinterested, and the Albert Beich screenplay is too weak to stand this indifferent approach. As a result, gag after gag falls flat on its face. The dialogue is too often flat (with one or two exceptions which really are funny), and the whole piece never gets up and goes where it wants to. Johnson and Allyson try hard, and they do still have that special chemistry of theirs, but they too are not operating at top form. The supporting cast is certainly game, but it's all to no avail.