The Miss They Missed

Genres

Comedy

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Professor Pierre is assigned to find a missing heiress whose fortune will go to a worthless relative if she isn't found. He uses most of his dialect ability in the search by posing as a Chinaman, an Englishman, a sailor and a Scotchman, but is unable to find her. He meets his sweetheart at a restaurant and, there, discovers she is the heiress he has been searching for. She breaks off their romance when she finds out she is rich.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

18 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

29 January 1938

Country

United States of America

Cast

Willie Howard

Professor Pierre

Estelle Jayne

Fred Manette

Marion Martin

Jack Squires

George Lessey

Jack Hartley

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