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Mysteries are his meat! He writes 'em...he reads 'em...but when she makes him start to solve 'em...help, police! - She Asked for It
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Title: She Asked for It

Release Date: 17 Sep 1937

Runtime: 1h 9m

Genre: Mystery, Comedy, Crime, Adventure

Director: B.P. Schulberg Productions, Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: B.P. Schulberg Productions, Paramount Pictures

Overview: 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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Cast

  • Dwight Stanford: William Gargan
  • Penelope Stanford: Orien Heyward
  • Ceila Stettin: Vivienne Osborne
  • Ted Hoyt: Richard Carle
  • Randolph Stettin: Roland Drew
  • Mr. Switch, the Lawyer: Harry Beresford
  • Conrad Norris: Alan Birmingham
  • Jenkins: Harry Fleischmann
  • Old Man Stettin: Tully Marshall
  • Kaito: Miki Morita
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