"His bride was EVERYTHING he thought she was...and an air-raid warden besides!" 02 August 1943 Comedy 72 mins
When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right. He is aided by a cabaret singer, while placating a jealous wife.
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Adolphe Menjou as Hector Phyffe
Martha Scott as Janie Prescott
Pola Negri as Genya Smetana
Dennis O'Keefe as Sonny Phyffe
Billie Burke as Mrs. Prescott
Walter Kingsford as Senator Simpson
Barton Hepburn as Peter Warrington III
June Havoc as Leslie Quayle
Georges Metaxa as Spinelli
Eddie Marr as Croupier
Paul Porcasi as Impressario
Bert Roach as Fat Man
Chick Chandler as Chauffeur
Lorraine Miller as Friend
Richard Hageman as Boughton
Marek Windheim as Pianist
Phil Boutelje Original Music Composer
Carley Harriman Producer's Assistant
Frederick J. Jackson Screenplay
Edward Finney Associate Producer
Foster Carling Original Music Composer
Phil Boutelje Lyricist
Foster Carling Lyricist
Andrew L. Stone Director
Charles Schoenbaum Director of Photography
Ted Larsen Makeup Artist
Harvey Manger Editor
Earl Wooden Set Decoration
Andrew L. Stone Producer
Adrian Costume Design
Phil Boutelje Music Director
Phil Boutelje Songs
Diamonds and Crime Trailer
Sweden 13 March 1944
United States 02 August 1943
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When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor the groom's father orchestrates a scheme of his own to set things right.
Recorded July 1926.
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