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Easy Living
Easy Living

Easy Living

It's dizzy - it's daffy, It's cockeyed - it's laughy!

Genres

ComedyRomance

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J.B. Ball, a rich financier, gets fed up with his free-spending family. He takes his wife's just-bought (very expensive) sable coat and throws it out the window, it lands on poor hard-working girl Mary Smith. But it isn't so easy to just give away something so valuable, as he soon learns.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

16 July 1937

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jean Arthur

Jean Arthur

Mary Smith

Edward Arnold

Edward Arnold

J.B. Ball

Ray Milland

Ray Milland

John Ball Jr.

Mary Nash

Mary Nash

Mrs. Jenny Ball

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Van Buren

Luis Alberni

Luis Alberni

Mr. Louis Louis

Barlowe Borland

Barlowe Borland

Mr. Gurney

William Demarest

William Demarest

Wallace Whistling

Andrew Tombes

Andrew Tombes

E.J. Hulgar

Esther Dale

Esther Dale

Lillian

Harlan Briggs

Harlan Briggs

Magazine Office Manager

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Mr. Hyde

Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Miss Swerf

Robert Greig

Robert Greig

Butler

Lee Bowman

Lee Bowman

Motorcycle Policeman (uncredited)

Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

First Partner (uncredited)

Marsha Hunt

Marsha Hunt

Girl Getting Coat Dropped on Her at Finale (uncredited)

Dennis O'Keefe

Dennis O'Keefe

Office Manager (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

Stanley Andrews

Police Captain Jackson (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor

Gertrude Astor

Saleswoman (uncredited)

Richard Barbee

Richard Barbee

Third Partner (uncredited)

Benny Bartlett

Benny Bartlett

Newsboy (uncredited)

Wilson Benge

Wilson Benge

Neighboring Butler (uncredited)

Sidney Bracey

Sidney Bracey

Hornsby - Mary's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Don Brodie

Don Brodie

Automobile Salesman (uncredited)

Ethel Clayton

Ethel Clayton

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Dora Clement

Dora Clement

Saleslady (uncredited)

Lois Clinton

Lois Clinton

Brunette Woman (uncredited)

Tom Coleman

Tom Coleman

Doubledecker Bus Conductor (uncredited)

Elsa Connor

Elsa Connor

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

George Cowl

George Cowl

Bank President (uncredited)

Virginia Dabney

Virginia Dabney

Blonde Woman (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Jeweler (uncredited)

John Dilson

John Dilson

Nervous Hotel Registrant (uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

Stock Investor (uncredited)

Florence Dudley

Florence Dudley

Cashier (uncredited)

Harold Entwistle

Harold Entwistle

Elevator Man (uncredited)

Amelia Falleur

Amelia Falleur

Housemaid (uncredited)

Jesse Graves

Jesse Graves

Graves - J.B. Ball's Porter (uncredited)

Hal Greene

Hal Greene

Bellhop (uncredited)

Robert Haines

Robert Haines

Hulgar Stock Tally Man (uncredited)

Robert Homans

Robert Homans

Private Guard (uncredited)

Arthur Hoyt

Arthur Hoyt

Jeweler (uncredited)

Helen Huntington

Helen Huntington

Stenographer (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Olaf Hytten

Joseph aka Justin - Houseman (uncredited)

Adia Kuznetzoff

Adia Kuznetzoff

Bum (uncredited)

Lillian Lawrence

Lillian Lawrence

Magazine Office Worker (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Carl M. Leviness

Automat Customer (uncredited)

Kathleen Hope Lewis

Kathleen Hope Lewis

Stenographer (uncredited)

Nick Lukats

Nick Lukats

Bum in Automat (uncredited)

John Marshall

John Marshall

Osric (uncredited)

Frank McLure

Frank McLure

Office Worker (uncredited)

Lu Miller

Lu Miller

Housemaid (uncredited)

Rex Moore

Rex Moore

Elevator Boy (uncredited)

Frances Morris

Frances Morris

Assistant Secretary (uncredited)

Bob Murphy

Bob Murphy

Automat Detective (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Husband (uncredited)

Lee Phelps

Lee Phelps

Hotel Detective (uncredited)

John Picorri

John Picorri

Ernest - Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Kate Price

Kate Price

Laundress (uncredited)

Jack Raymond

Jack Raymond

Bum (uncredited)

Jack Rice

Jack Rice

Man in Ball's Outer Office (uncredited)

Hector V. Sarno

Hector V. Sarno

Armenian Rug Salesman (uncredited)

Francis Sayles

Francis Sayles

Martin - Houseman (uncredited)

Leonid Snegoff

Leonid Snegoff

Chef (uncredited)

Edwin Stanley

Edwin Stanley

Second Partner (uncredited)

Hayden Stevenson

Hayden Stevenson

Chauffeur (uncredited)

Bernard Suss

Bernard Suss

Man in Automat (uncredited)

Laura Treadwell

Laura Treadwell

Wife (uncredited)

William Wagner

William Wagner

J.B. Ball's Valet (uncredited)

Gloria Williams

Gloria Williams

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Florence Wix

Florence Wix

Woman in Hat Shop (uncredited)

Harry Worth

Harry Worth

Hindu Man on Bus (uncredited)

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