Movie: He Couldn't Say No

Top 10 Billed Cast

Frank McHugh
Frank McHugh

Lambert T. Hunkins

Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman

Violet Coney

Cora Witherspoon
Cora Witherspoon

Mrs. Coney

Diana Lewis
Diana Lewis

Iris Mabby

Berton Churchill
Berton Churchill

Senator Mabby

Chester Clute
Chester Clute

Musgrave

William Haade
William Haade

Slug

Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy

Dimples

Raymond Hatton
Raymond Hatton

Hymie Atlas

John Ridgely
John Ridgely

Man-On-The-Street Reporter

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  • Overview

    A lowly office clerk angers his fiancee and future mother-in-law by spending money intended for marriage furniture on a statue of a pretty girl, which he refuses to part with at any cost.

  • Release Date

    1938-03-19

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    HE GAMBLED ON LIFE...and won first prize in a love sweepstakes

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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