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HE GAMBLED ON LIFE...and won first prize in a love sweepstakes
6.5 / 10 IMDb March 19, 1938 0h 57m
A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marriage furniture on a statue of a pretty girl, which he refuses to part with at any cost.
Director
Runtime
0h 57m
Release Date
March 19, 1938
Genre
Crime, Adventure, Comedy
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Writers
Producers
Cast
Frank McHugh
as Lambert T. Hunkins
Jane Wyman
as Violet Coney
Cora Witherspoon
as Mrs. Coney
Diana Lewis
as Iris Mabby
Berton Churchill
as Senator Mabby
Chester Clute
as Musgrave
William Haade
as Slug
Tom Kennedy
as Dimples
Raymond Hatton
as Hymie Atlas
John Ridgely
as Man-On-The-Street Reporter
Cliff Clark
as Auctioneer
Rita Gould
as Julia Becker, the Sculptor
Jimmy Conlin
as Ambulance Driver
Sol Gorss
as Mike, the Linoleum Truck Driver
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Eddie Graham
as $2 Bidder
John Harron
as Man With Street Radio Reporter
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as Policeman at Near Accident
Stuart Holmes
as $1 Bidder
No photo
Paul Irving
as Professor, the Museum Official
Jack Mower
as Detective Driving Car
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesAdvertisement
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