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Director:
Andrew L. Stone
Writers:
Edmund L. Hartmann (writer)
Frederick J. Jackson (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 August 1943 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
When the bride's mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor, the groom's father... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
Pola Negri more (6 total)

Cast

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Adolphe Menjou ... Col. Hector Phyffe
Martha Scott ... Janie Prescott Phyffe
Pola Negri ... Genya Smetana
Dennis O'Keefe ... Sonny Phyffe

Billie Burke ... Liza Prescott
Walter Kingsford ... Senator Jummy Simpson
Barton Hepburn ... Peter Warrington III
Georges Metaxa ... Tony Spinelli
Eddie Marr ... Michael Angelo, Croupier
Paul Porcasi ... Impressario
Bert Roach ... Husband, Taxi Cab Bit
Chick Chandler ... Saunders, Hector's Chauffeur
Lorraine Miller ... Director's Friend
Marek Windheim ... Pianist
Richard Hageman ... Boughton
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Diamonds and Crime (USA) (reissue title)
Try and Find It
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
72 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Sweden:15 | USA:Approved
Company:
Andrew L. Stone Productions more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the four kids are spying on the giant ant one of them says, "I say, that ant is ours" and then runs forward. However, his voice is very clearly dubbed in. more
Quotes:
Leslie Quayle: Hi, sailor. Your father working today for a change?
Sonny Phyffe: Yes. You want him?
Leslie Quayle: No thanks, honey. I just want to see him.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Batman: Hi Diddle Riddle (#1.1)" (1966) more
Soundtrack:
THE MAN WITH THE BIG SOMBRERO more

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Pola Negri, 10 August 2000
Author: hermes-13

This film is notable for the presence of Miss Pola Negri, a favorite actress of mine. She was better known for her early German silent films. I think this film is great fun and highly amusing. Good family entertainment

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