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My Wife's Relatives(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-05-20
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Time: 1h 5m
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It all begins when Joe Higgins, business manager of a prosperous candy-manufacturing firm, is ordered by his pompous boss Ellis to break up the romance between Ellis' son Bill and Joe's daughter Jean. Refusing, Joe quits his job and sets up his own candy company. It's a money-losing enterprise until Joe's wife Lil loses her diamond ring in a batch of candy and offers a $5000 reward to anyone who can retrieve the ring.
Languages: English.
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Movie: My Wife's Relatives
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James Gleason
Joe Higgins
Lucile Gleason
Lil Higgins
Russell Gleason
Sidney Higgins
Harry Davenport
Grandpa Ed Carson
Lynne Roberts
Jean Higgins
Tommy Ryan
Tommy Higgins
Purnell Pratt
Mr. Ellis
Maude Eburne
Widow Ella Jones
Marjorie Gateson
Mrs. Ellis
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It all begins when Joe Higgins, business manager of a prosperous candy-manufacturing firm, is ordered by his pompous boss Ellis to break up the romance between Ellis' son Bill and Joe's daughter Jean. Refusing, Joe quits his job and sets up his own candy company. It's a money-losing enterprise until Joe's wife Lil loses her diamond ring in a batch of candy and offers a $5000 reward to anyone who can retrieve the ring.
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1939-05-20
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