23 November 1935 Comedy, Music 70 mins
An eccentric heir must marry a widow in order to collect the millions left to him in his aunt's will, so a suicidal neighbor agrees to marry the man's young fiancée before offing himself.
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Hugh Herbert as Hugo Twist / Elizabeth Twist
Helen Broderick as Mrs. Freeda McCrary
Roger Pryor as Larry Barry
Fred Keating as Fred Carson
Eric Blore as Hawkins
Phyllis Brooks as Rowena
Evelyn Poe as Barbara Shelby
Johnny Mercer as Member of the Band
Ray Mayer as McCrory
Joy Hodges as Ruth Harper - Girls' Band Leader
Lynne Carver as Minor Role
Willie Best as Elevator Operator
Monte Collins as The Coroner
Ronald Graham as Singer
Harry Holman as Chubby Diner
Mike Lally as Nightclub Patron
Benjamin Stoloff Director
Nicholas Musuraca Director of Photography
Van Nest Polglase Art Direction
Kenneth Holmes Assistant Director
George Marion Jr. Story
Walter Plunkett Costume Design
Rian James Screenplay
Zion Myers Associate Producer
George Crone Editor
John E. Tribby Sound Recordist
United States 23 November 1935
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