🎬 Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Adventure

She Asked for It

"Mysteries are his meat! He writes 'em...he reads 'em...but when she makes him start to solve 'em...help, police!"

⭐ 8.0/10 1937 1h 9m Dir. Erle C. Kenton

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Dwight Stanford and his wife, Penny, are a pair of spendthrifts who can't hold on to money, dependent for support on Dwight's rich uncle, who sends them a monthly allowance. Conrad Norris, Dwight's cousin, disapproves of Dwight and Penny, and resents his uncle's generosity. The uncle is the victim of a hit-and-run accident and, there being no will, Conrad, as next of kin, inherits. Switch, the uncle's lawyer, tells Dwight he is shutout with no hope of appeal. Dwight starts writing mystery novels about a fictional detective named Steven Knight, which become instant hits and the money pours in.

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Year
1937
Runtime
1h 9m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 8.0/10
Votes
2
Genre
Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Adventure
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Mystery 🎭 Comedy 🎭 Crime 🎭 Adventure 🎬 Erle C. Kenton 👤 William Gargan 👤 Orien Heyward 👤 Vivienne Osborne
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Questions about She Asked for It

She Asked for It has a runtime of 1h 9m (1 hour and 9 minutes).
She Asked for It was directed by Erle C. Kenton and released in 1937.
She Asked for It is a Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Adventure film (1937).
The cast of She Asked for It includes William Gargan, Orien Heyward, Vivienne Osborne, Richard Carle, Roland Drew.
She Asked for It has a TMDB rating of 8.0/10 based on 2 votes.

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