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Beauty for the Asking(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-02-24
57%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 8m
TO the HIGHEST BIDDER! - the charm secrets that land that man
Overview:
Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. After sending it to twelve rich woman, only Flora decides to invest in the business. As Denny has no job, the girls give him an office at the factory. The business takes off, but Jean finds that she is still in love with Denny and Denny seems to forget he is married to Flora.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Beauty for the Asking
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lucille Ball
Jean Russell
Patric Knowles
Denny Williams
Donald Woods
Jeffrey Martin
Frieda Inescort
Flora Barton-Williams
Inez Courtney
Gwen Morrison
Leona Maricle
Eve Harrington
Frances Mercer
Patricia Wharton
Whitney Bourne
Peggy Ponsby
George Beranger
Cyril
Kay Sutton
Miss Whitman
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Denny breaks up with his fiancée Jean to marries wealthy Flora. When Jean is fired from her job she decides to market the face cream she invented. After sending it to twelve rich woman, only Flora decides to invest in the business. As Denny has no job, the girls give him an office at the factory. The business takes off, but Jean finds that she is still in love with Denny and Denny seems to forget he is married to Flora.
Release Date
1939-02-24
Average
5.7
Rating:
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TO the HIGHEST BIDDER! - the charm secrets that land that man
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