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He Couldn't Say No
He Couldn't Say No

He Couldn't Say No

HE GAMBLED ON LIFE...and won first prize in a love sweepstakes

Genres

CrimeAdventureComedy

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A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marriage furniture on a statue of a pretty girl, which he refuses to part with at any cost.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

57 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

19 March 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Lambert T. Hunkins

Jane Wyman

Jane Wyman

Violet Coney

Cora Witherspoon

Cora Witherspoon

Mrs. Coney

Diana Lewis

Diana Lewis

Iris Mabby

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Senator Mabby

Chester Clute

Chester Clute

Musgrave

William Haade

William Haade

Slug

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Dimples

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Hymie Atlas

John Ridgely

John Ridgely

Man-On-The-Street Reporter

Cliff Clark

Cliff Clark

Auctioneer

Rita Gould

Rita Gould

Julia Becker, the Sculptor

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Ambulance Driver

Sol Gorss

Sol Gorss

Mike, the Linoleum Truck Driver

Eddie Graham

Eddie Graham

$2 Bidder

John Harron

John Harron

Man With Street Radio Reporter

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Policeman at Near Accident

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

$1 Bidder

Paul Irving

Paul Irving

Professor, the Museum Official

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Detective Driving Car

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Policeman in Car

Paul Panzer

Paul Panzer

Man Knocking on Telephone Booth

John J. Richardson

John J. Richardson

$45 Bidder

Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook

Jostled Subway Rider Taking Seat

Leo White

Leo White

Man Commenting at Ambulance

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Jostled Subway Rider

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

Mover Bringing Statues

Jack Wise

Jack Wise

$30 Bidder

Ferris Taylor

Ferris Taylor

Oxnard O. Parsons

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