26 Aug 2022
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She Asked for It
Mysteries are his meat! He writes 'em...he reads 'em...but when she makes him start to solve 'em...help, police!
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.
Top Billed Cast
William Gargan Dwight Stanford
Orien Heyward Penelope Stanford
Vivienne Osborne Ceila Stettin
Richard Carle Ted Hoyt
Roland Drew Randolph Stettin
Harry Beresford Mr. Switch, the Lawyer
Alan Birmingham Conrad Norris
Harry Fleischmann Jenkins
Tully Marshall Old Man Stettin
Miki Morita Kaito
Nora Cecil Elderly lady (uncredited)
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