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Personal Property (1937)

APPROVED 84 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   19 March 1937 (USA)
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Raymond Dabney returns to his family after trouble with the law. He convinces the sheriff to give him... See full summary »

Director:

W.S. Van Dyke

Writers:

H.M. Harwood (play), Hugh Mills (screenplay), and 6 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jean Harlow ...
Crystal Wetherby
Robert Taylor ...
Raymond Dabney aka Ferguson
Reginald Owen Reginald Owen ...
Claude Dabney
Una O'Connor Una O'Connor ...
Clara, Crystal's Maid
Henrietta Crosman Henrietta Crosman ...
Mrs. Cosgrove Dabney
E.E. Clive E.E. Clive ...
Cosgrove Dabney
Cora Witherspoon Cora Witherspoon ...
Mrs. Burns
Marla Shelton Marla Shelton ...
Forrester Harvey Forrester Harvey ...
Herbert Jenkins, Bailiff
Lionel Braham Lionel Braham ...
Lord Carstairs
Barnett Parker Barnett Parker ...
Arthur 'Trevy' Trevelyan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melville Cooper Melville Cooper ...
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Storyline

Raymond Dabney returns to his family after trouble with the law. He convinces the sheriff to give him a job watching the house and furniture of widow Crystal Wetherby without knowing she is engaged to his brother. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Widow | Deception | Butler | British | Financial Crisis  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The Man in Possession See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$299,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The original play opened in London on 22 January 1930, and on Broadway on 1 November 1930. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: After Ferguson serves drinks to the two at the piano, he leaves with three drinks on the tray, but then when he opens the kitchen door and sets the tray down on the table, their are only two drinks on the tray... See more »

Quotes

Crystal Wetherby: And while we're asking so many questions, why were YOU sent to jail?
Raymond Dabney: Murder.
Crystal Wetherby: I wish it had been suicide!
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Connections

Featured in Harlow: The Blonde Bombshell (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

"Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)"
from "Lohengrin"
Written by Richard Wagner (1850)
Played by the orchestra at the wedding See more »