Watch Big Hearted Herbert (1934) Official Trailer
The hit that kept Broadway laughing for one solid year!
5.5 / 10 IMDb October 6, 1934 1h 0m
After cantankerous and miserly Herbert Kalness insults his daughter's fiance and prospective in-laws at a dinner party, Mrs. Kalness devises a scheme to teach her husband a lesson in good manners.
Director
Runtime
1h 0m
Release Date
October 6, 1934
Genre
Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Aline MacMahon
as Elizabeth Kalness
Guy Kibbee
as Herbert Kalness
Patricia Ellis
as Alice Kalness
Helen Lowell
as Martha
Phillip Reed
as Andrew Goodrich
Robert Barrat
as Jim
Henry O'Neill
as Goodrich Sr.
Marjorie Gateson
as Amy Godrich
Nella Walker
as Mrs. Goodrich
Junior Durkin
as Junior Kainess
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Jay Ward
as Robert Kainess
Claudia Coleman
as Mrs. Havens
George Chandler
as Murphy (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
as IRS Tax Investigator (uncredited)
Gay Seabrook
as Miss Plunket - Herberts Secretary (uncredited)
Hale Hamilton
as Mr. Havens
Production Companies
The Vitaphone Corporation
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