My Kingdom for a Cook(1943)
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN A COOK, Liberal Reward of LAUGHS if Returned Before Supper!
While visiting Massachusetts, a famous English author faces the wrath of a socialite after stealing her chef.
Movie: My Kingdom for a Cook
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Rudyard Morley
Pamela Morley
Lt. Mike Scott
Duke
Lucille Scott
Agnes Willoughby
Hattie
Sam Thornton
Lars 'Pretty Boy' Peterson
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