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Call It a Day
Call It a Day

Call It a Day

... You Can't LAUGH Fast Enough!

Genres

Comedy

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The various members of the middle-class Hilton family have a series of romantic misadventures during one eventful spring day.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

17 April 1937

Country

United States of America

Cast

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Catherine 'Cath' Hilton

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Roger Hilton

Anita Louise

Anita Louise

Joan Collett

Alice Brady

Alice Brady

Muriel West

Roland Young

Roland Young

Frank Haines

Frieda Inescort

Frieda Inescort

Dorothy Hilton

Bonita Granville

Bonita Granville

Ann Hilton

Peggy Wood

Peggy Wood

Ethel Francis

Marcia Ralston

Marcia Ralston

Beatrice Gwynn

Walter Woolf King

Walter Woolf King

Paul Francis

Peter Willes

Peter Willes

Martin Hilton

Una O'Connor

Una O'Connor

Mrs. Elkins

Beryl Mercer

Beryl Mercer

Mrs. Elkins, the Cook

Robert Adair

Robert Adair

Butler (uncredited)

May Beatty

May Beatty

Frank's Landlady (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Flower Shop Owner (uncredited)

Elsa Buchanan

Elsa Buchanan

Vera, the Maid (uncredited)

Mary Field

Mary Field

Elsie Lester, Roger's Secretary (uncredited)

E.L. Fisher-Smith

E.L. Fisher-Smith

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Leyland Hodgson

Leyland Hodgson

Sir Harold (uncredited)

John J. Richardson

John J. Richardson

Grocery Store Owner (uncredited)

Clarissa Selwynne

Clarissa Selwynne

Annoyed Woman in Theater (uncredited)

Louise Stanley

Louise Stanley

Girl on Bus (uncredited)

Cecil Weston

Cecil Weston

Beatrice's Maid (uncredited)

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